Ruben Amorim has explained why he dropped Andre Onana for Manchester United’s clash with Newcastle.
Onana was left out of the United squad for their trip to St James’ Park on Sunday, with back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir brought in for his first Premier League start.
Cameroon international Onana was at fault for both Lyon goals as United drew 2-2 in France in the Europa League on Thursday.
He allowed Thiago Almada’s free-kick to go straight in and then in the final minute of injury time he could not hold on to a shot and Rayan Cherki pounced on the rebound to equalise.
His latest errors came a day after he had been called “one of the worst goalkeepers” in United history by Nemanja Matic.
Onana has struggled at United since his £47million move to Old Trafford in 2023 and he has also been dealing with off-field issues, with his wife the victim of a street robbery last week that left the family needing 24-hour protection.
Explaining his decision to take Onana out of the firing line, Amorim said: “Of course, you have to see the context. It is a normal thing. Sometimes, you have to push the player to play again, sometimes you have to let him disconnect a little bit.
“Tomorrow, he will be in training to prepare for the next one [Lyon] so I felt that it was a good time for Andre to disconnect.”
