Onana has Amorim’s backing despite horror show in Lyon that saw his side squander a 2-1 lead in the dying seconds.
Onana has his manager Ruben Amorim’s support despite another woeful performance that saw him err on both the goals conceded by him.
Thiago Almada’s free kick in the 25th minute bounced in after Onana’s first error. The second goal was levelled by Rayan Cherki after a feeble shove in the last seconds of extra time. Following Leny Yoro’s equaliser in the 87th minute, Joshua Zirkzee’s header put United ahead at that point.
Amorim was asked what he will say to Onana. “Nothing,” said the head coach. “We have training, go with [Jorge] Vital [goalkeeping coach] and we deal with that – really natural. That can happen with any player. There’s nothing I can say to André in this moment that will help. The most important thing is to be natural and then, when the time comes, I will choose the best XI to play. But I’m really confident in André.
“It can happen, if you play football, you play a lot of games, you can make mistakes. If you look at the season, I make more mistakes than them during these last games and these last months.”
After a pre-game argument with Nemanja Matic, Onana made few blunders. The Cameroonian responded that, in contrast to Matic, he had won trophies at the club after the former United midfielder called Onana one of United’s worst-ever keepers.
Amorim was questioned about if this could have diverted Onana’s attention during the game.
Amorim was asked if this might have distracted Onana during the match. “I don’t know, that can happen,” he said. “The best thing is to look at the goals, all the actions that André had in the game, talk with Vital – this is the best way to help any player, it’s to focus on the game, what happened, what we need to improve and then put the player in. I didn’t see him [after the game], to be honest with you. I use these minutes to try to calm down, to come here to say the right things.
“It’s normal. I felt the dressing room really quiet, we draw away in Europe, that is always hard, but the team is suffering, we need to change that.”The tie is poised before Thursday’s second leg at Old Trafford. “The other thing is we have one more game to change everything and that should be our focus,” Amorim said.