It took less than three minutes for Andre Onana to be called into action against Borussia Dortmund and he had no problem giving Manchester United team-mate Harry Maguire a piece of his mind
Andre Onana may be the new kid on the block, but he isn’t afraid to tell his new teammates what he thinks.
Manchester United’s successor for David De Gea, purchased for £43.9 million, is anticipated to offer a passing impact to a team that has frequently struggled to play out from the back. But, in addition to contributing to Erik ten Hag’s style of play, it appears the goalie is holding his teammates accountable.
Onana came on as a half-time substitute for Tom Heaton in the 3-2 loss to Borussia Dortmund. And he was called into action within three minutes.
Onana was unhappy with his defenders for conceding such an opportunity after making a fantastic one-on-one stop against Sebastian Haller, getting down low to his left. His rage was directed specifically at Harry Maguire.
The Cameroonian was so enraged by the England international’s error that he ran seven yards to give him a piece of his mind. Maguire didn’t have much of a reaction to his new teammate’s yelling and simply soaked it up.
And the keeper has every reason to complain. Despite the evident lack of a striker, United’s assault has shown promise in preseason. However, the defensive has been sloppy, mistake-filled, and haphazard in the last two games in especially.
Despite the obvious quality in Jude Bellingham’s finish, the Real Madrid star simply ran through United’s defence to score the opener in the last friendly. And as class as Joselu’s finish was for his side’s second, there wasn’t a red defender near him at the back post. And those are separate to the number of chances Onana denied.
It was the same story against Dortmund. Despite controlling the first half for 41 minutes, United trailed 2-1 at halftime. Brandon Williams attempted to stop Karim Adeyemi but failed miserably. Donyell Malen hammered home his finish past Heaton after the ball scraped its way to him.
Dortmund had a second goal less than a minute later. Former United loanee Marcel Sabitzer intercepted Victor Lindelof’s bad pass. The Austrian tracked down Malen, who secured his brace and probably couldn’t believe his good fortune.
Given United’s defensive collapse, it’s safe to assume Ten Hag’s half-time team talk would have been on his back four. So it’s no surprise that Onana lost his rag when he found himself one-on-one with Haller less than three minutes into the second half.
United now leave the United States, and with plenty for Ten Hag to think about, before facing Lens at Old Trafford. They then play once more on the road against Athletic Bilbao at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, before an opening day of the season fixture against Wolves on August 14.
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