As many of the Manchester United players made their way back to the dressing room at full-time against Galatasaray, the cameras were fixated on just one Red Devil.
Goalkeeper Andre Onana couldn't quite bring himself to head in with the rest of his team-mates and instead, stood stationary on the rain-sodden turf clearly furious over his own performance. United made the trip to Turkey knowing a draw wouldn't do much for their cause, but that's what they came away with after a thrilling clash ended 3-3.
To add insult to injury, United boasted a two-goal lead on two separate occasions, but Onana's failings allowed the hosts to fight back and subsequently plunged the Red Devils' Champions League hopes into huge doubt. Erik ten Hag's side now need to win against Bayern Munich on matchday six to stand any chance of progressing into the knockout rounds.
With the odds stacked against them, Onana's reaction at the end of the game was understandable. The Cameroon international ripped off his gloves and threw them to the floor, before wildly gesticulating at himself as he walked towards the goal.
It was a night the United No.1 will wish to forget in a hurry. Onana will know he could have done better with Hakim Ziyech's first free-kick, which at the time made it 2-1 and offered Galatasaray hope after Ten Hag's men raced into a 2-0 lead. However, worse was to come.
After Scott McTominay made it 3-1, United would have hoped that the strike would have thwarted any momentum their hosts were building. Few expected another Ziyech free-kick to somehow end up in the back of the net, but after Onana allowed the ball to squirm underneath his arm, it was 3-2 and game on.
Less than 10 minutes later and Galatasaray were level, with Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu curling a delightful effort beyond Onana, though the United keeper's positioning was called into question as he was beaten at his near post.
During his post-match media duties, Ten Hag addressed Onana and how he was feeling, but stopped short of blaming him for any of the goals United conceded. “He is OK," the United boss explained.
"It is not about an individual. Individual errors in football can make a difference and you take responsibility for it, but it is always about the team. We scored quickly after each other. It’s about the point when you are 2-0 up and you have to manage the game.
"It is not so easy when we give free-kicks away and we have to defend the free‑kicks better. Hakim is brilliant, I know that, and he is extraordinary. It is always about incidents and details and we can do better. We have to learn from it because as a team we are conceding too many goals and it is unnecessary and avoidable."
cuzdeiklru
2
check if onana usually be on any type of drug by any means!
Livingstone4u
0
you a stupid sad little person i can tell you that
So sorry Mr Ape!
sunclpstuy
1
Onana is one of the many reasons we are being called monkey. Onana is a Gorilla
you a stupid sad little person i can tell you that
Apezojnr
5
I think Maguire should slap him for the shout on him during the pre-season
Vaaaben
2
Hojlund just came on after injury so was a wise decision, but 2 howlers from so call world class Onana has almost end our campaign. This could disturb the morale of the team after fine run in PL.
Mijidinho10
2
Please i don’t think we should be blaming Onana but rather blame ETH,Defenders and Martial because,i don’t see the reason why he should be Substituting Hojlund and bring in martial when we need someone to put pressure on opponents.Secondly it him martial who cause as that their second goal by refusing to head the ball which Onana tries to saved and unfortunately gets to the back of the net.
gm11
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when maguire doing wrong you coach was talking about it stop use onana
We lost a Europa league final cause of De gea, we lost a semi final cause of De gea and Maguire. They still got started.
Livingstone4u
1
Onana is one of the many reasons we are being called monkey. Onana is a Gorilla
JerryBlankson395
2
Onana is just an Ass....sell him!!
Saebcimpy
4
Onana the clown
Vupcnopsyz
1
when maguire doing wrong you coach was talking about it stop use onana
Vupcnopsyz
1
stop use onana Pls
memabkloru
5
Onana is just a disaster .It is only a clueless and incompetent coach that can prefer him to De Gea.Same below par performance applies to all the players he bought for the club.
martinchilufyaselass
3
No difference
Sadmnops
3
onana doesn't need to be shouted but to be benched henceforth and allow other keepers the opportunity to make their own mark.
ORUVAL3
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Forget Onana...when a team is wrong, everything goes wrong...ETH knows what I saying here.
rkpamia4517
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He also is the one who used to shout at Maguire. I didn't like that when he was doing those stuffs. Not only abt Onana but any player acting such in the field.