Erik ten Hag admits Andre Onana has to ‘step up’ following a tricky commence at Manchester United, but backed the Cameroon goalkeeper to prevail over his early troubles.
Onana has been criticised for a collection of shaky performances and hit a small in the Champions League tie versus Bayern Munich very last thirty day period when his high-priced blunder led to United’s defeat.
Even when 10 Hag’s side snatched a remarkable earn about Brentford a fortnight back, the 27-year-previous arrived below fireplace again for conceding Mathias Jensen’s opener.
It has fuelled the discussion around United ditching lengthy-serving keeper David de Gea in the summer season and spending Inter Milan £47.2million for Onana, who performed under 10 Hag at Ajax.
The Dutchman knows the 27-year-previous can do superior, but is assured Onana can adhere to De Gea and even Peter Schmeichel by overcoming an unsure begin to thrive at Aged Trafford.
Andre Onana has endured a demanding get started to lifetime at Manchester United immediately after his £47m go
United manager Erik ten Hag backed Onana, saying he’ll want time to settle in at Aged Trafford
The United keeper just isn’t capable to prevent Declan Rice scoring in September’s defeat at Arsenal
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‘He is aware of, we know, he will do substantially far better,’ stated Ten Hag. ‘Every participant who’s coming into the Leading League, you need to have an integration period, but he has to phase up.
‘Big United keepers like Peter Schmeichel and David de Gea started out not as well very good doomed. Andre appreciates that it is great to know a minor bit from history.
‘But we are living now, we dwell in the long run and he has to make his long run by supplying better performances. I am sure he will do.
‘He showed it at Barcelona, Ajax, Inter Milan, he was in the semi-closing and last of the Champions League, I’m certain he will give a good efficiency.’
The dramatic comeback victory around Brentford gave Onana and United beneficial respiratory room heading into the intercontinental split following an dreadful start off that brought 6 defeats in the opening 10 games.
‘You can’t restart the period but what you see is there is a solid dressing-space,’ additional 10 Hag. ‘They are aligned on one website page. They are so decided and ready to acquire games. That is what we have observed in the final couple of minutes (from Brentford).
‘In the finish, we defeat them and bodily we were really robust. Mentally, we kept going and have been really strong.’
Onana in the thick of the celebrations following Scott McTominay’s winner in opposition to Brentford
10 Hag refused to be drawn on Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment decision of £1.4billion in United
Inevitably, Ten Hag was asked about the takeover battle at United which is possible to finish with Sir Jim Ratcliffe investing £1.4billion for a quarter of the club. Having said that, the supervisor insisted that he is not portion of the process still.
‘So I am not involved in this,’ he claimed.
‘Others in the club are working with this. I am concentrating on my crew and focusing on the current block (of online games).
‘The most vital precedence is the future match, it’s all about that.’
