Manchester United fans have dropped their verdict on Andre Onana’s performance in the Premier League showdown against Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.
Andre Onana has faced criticism in his debut season at Manchester United after the Red Devils signed him in a deal worth £47.2m from Inter Milan last summer.
The 27-year-old United star faced a tall order in replacing club legend David de Gea, who left Old Trafford at the end of last season, between the sticks at the Red Devils.
However, United manager Erik ten Hag has kept faith in Onana this season, despite the Cameroonian facing mounting pressure over his howlers and inconsistencies.
Despite making errors in the Champions League, Onana has been solid as United’s No 1 in the Premier League and weathered the criticism he has faced at the club.
The Cameroon international firmly remains in the race for the Premier League Golden Glove, which was won by former United star David de Gea last season.
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Speaking ahead of the Manchester City match, Erik ten Hag praised Manchester United star Andre Onana over his recent run of form at the Premier League club.
Onana produced a solid performance for the Red Devils in the 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the fifth round of the FA Cup at City Ground.
“I think he’s doing very well,” Ten Hag said, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“If I assess his season so far where I think he’s adapted to the Premier League, I think he has very good performances in the Premier League.
“What you see is he’s progressing and I think he’s doing very well lately, very good performances. So, he has to see this as a base and step up from here.”
Onana made his presence felt in the first half as part of United’s opener against City at the Etihad, with Marcus Rashford firing his side into the lead inside 10 minutes.
The former Ajax and Inter Milan star caught a cross before he released the Red Devils’ counterattack by launching the long ball down the pitch.
Bruno Fernandes held up the ball before he played it back to Marcus Rashford, who smashed the ball first time with a thunderbolt strike past Ederson from 25 yards out.
Aside from his contribution to United’s opener, Red Devils fans were impressed with how Onana commanded his box in the match and his confidence in playing against City.
Man Utd fans react to Onana’s performance
United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were quick to praise Onana’s performance in the Manchester derby.
Red Devils supporters hailed his display against City, with one United fan claiming that he showed shades of the player that he was at Inter Milan last season.
“The pass by Onana. The run and hold-up play by Bruno. The finish by Rashford. Everything was inch perfect,” one fan said.
Another added: “Andre Onana’s passing in the Manchester derby had been sensational.”
“In fairness to Onana, he looks like he is growing into being a United ‘keeper,” a third tweeted.
Someone else commented: “This is the Onana I saw in the UCL [Champions League] final last season.”
A fifth wrote: “Onana just turned into prime David de Gea today.”
And a sixth posted: “Onana [has] been brilliant so far today – he’s quite clearly capable, it’s just about cutting out the brainless errors [and] being consistent!”
One X user argued: “De Gea could NEVER have made the pass Onana did before Rashford’s goal, even if he tried 3,000 times.”
While another said: “Onana must be wearing his Inter shirt underneath that United one today, he’s on it!”
