Andre Onana will be recalled for Manchester United’s season-defining Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon after his costly goalkeeping errors in the first leg, manager Ruben Amorim confirmed on Wednesday.
Andre Onana faces a potentially make-or-break match for his career against Lyon in the Europa League as the English giants battle to keep their season alive.
Andre Onana arrived with talent, without protection, he’s shown he’s not the man for United, writes DYLAN JOHNSON.
Manchester United conceded in stoppage time to draw away to Lyon on a bad night for Andre Onana, while Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Long discussed purely in terms of potential, Eintracht Frankfurt’s French forward Hugo Ekitike is finally flourishing and has his club dreaming of another Europa League title.
Manchester United’s lone hope of salvaging anything from a terrible season lies in the Europa League, where success is vital to helping finance a rebuild of Amorim’s squad.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes said it is not the players’ fault for the contracts signed off by the club as he hit back at claims by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe that some are “overpaid”.
Bruno Fernandes led Manchester United into the Europa League quarter-finals with a hat-trick to beat Real Sociedad 4-1 at Old Trafford.
Manchester United drew 1-1 away to Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, while Tottenham suffered a 1-0 loss away to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
Chelsea took one step into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference League with a 2-1 win at Copenhagen on Thursday in their last 16 first leg tie, while Panathinaikos and Fiorentina played out a five-goal thriller.