EPL: Onana made mistakes in Champions League, he’ll deal with it – Ten Hag

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EPL: Onana made mistakes in Champions League, he’ll deal with it – Ten Hag

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has backed under fire goalkeeper Andre Onana to deal with his mistakes.

Onana made two crucial errors as the Red Devils played out a 3-3 draw in the Champions League with Galatasaray on Wednesday.

The result could cost United a place in the knockout stage of the competition.

There have been calls for Onana, who replaced David De Gea in the summer, to be dropped.

But Ten Hag, speaking to the media on Friday, pointed at the Cameroon stopper’s record in the Premier League.

“If you analyse his game well then you see he’s the second-best goalkeeper in the Premier League based on stats. His expected defending goals is the second-best in the Premier League, so he’s doing well,” Ten Hag said.

“He knows in the Champions League he’s made some mistakes but on the whole, the first five months he’s doing particularly well.

“You have seen how he reacts to bad performances, like he did after the Bayern Munich game – against Burnley he was outstanding (a 1-0 win on September 23).

“He’s a strong character, a personality and he will deal with it.”