Erik ten Hag has confirmed goalkeeper Andre Onana will feature in Manchester United’s FA Cup third-round tie against Wigan Athletic.
The Cameroon international will soon jet off for the African Cup of Nations, but he will be staying put for the next two matches against Wigan and Tottenham before joining up with the Cameroon squad in the Ivory Coast.
In turn, this means back-up keeper Altay Bayindir will have to wait longer for his United debut.
The manager also said in his press conference that he more or less expects to have the same squad available to the one who lost to Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez excited fans by returning to training with the first-team group during the week, although it is thought that this game may come too soon for the pair.
Predicted Manchester United XI vs Wigan Athletic
Onana will be between the posts. In front of him will be a back four consisting of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Jonny Evans and Diogo Dalot.
The midfield trio will be made up of Kobbie Mainoo, Christian Eriksen and club captain Bruno Fernandes.
Rasmus Hojlund remains a doubt, which means we’ll see Marcus Rashford lead the line again. On the wings we could see Alejandro Garnacho joined by Amad Diallo, who could get his first start of the season.
Manchester United predicted XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Evans, Dalot; Mainoo, Eriksen, Fernandes; Amad, Rashford, Garnacho.
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Why would Man U delay Onana’s going to AFCON? Does it mean the two goalkeers are there for a ceremony.
That shows that Eric Ten Hag can’t manage Manchester United to bringing back old good days.
You bought Altay Bayindir and we have David Heaton wasting on the bench.
This is the first first time I’m seeing a coach of Manchester United so obsessed with a particular goalkeeper. Even Sir Alex Ferguson who won everything for United never did this.
I thought Ten Hag would have used this AFCON period to try Heaton and Biryindir to bring good competition in the goalkeeping area and provide a backup for his trusted Onana.
We all knew how we crashed out of the Champions league, it’s not unconnected from the numerous mistakes from the goalkeeper.
Ten hag should use those goalkeepers through that competition would began admist them
It is unfortunate for the coach to have a blind focus on a goal keeper who has totally failed.This means that the problem is not the team but the coach.The earlier we resolve this issue the better.I have never witnessed in my life such a lowdown for our team.We need Zidane who has won everything and not an unproven coach.
The problem is not on coach because Erik Ten Hag is not a bad coach on my side I think we need to give Onana time so that he can learn the league situation. All of us we know that Ten hag he is on pressure to win he don’t want over change of goalkeepers because we saw what happened to Onana when he was starting.
manchester should not delay onana
It’s so embarrassing to the back up goalkeeper. What if Onana gets injured ,will Ten hag ask the FA to suspend the man u matches until his number one recovers ! I can’t just understand this manager
It is unfortunate for the coach to have a blind focus on a goal keeper who has totally failed.This means that the problem is not the team but the coach.The earlier we resolve this issue the better.I have never witnessed in my life such a lowdown for our team.We need Zidane who has won everything and not an unproven coach.
The problem is not on coach because Erik Ten Hag is not a bad coach on my side I think we need to give Onana time so that he can learn the league situation. All of us we know that Ten hag he is on pressure to win he don’t want over change of goalkeepers because we saw what happened to Onana when he was starting.
It’s ashaming as well as annoying to we man United supporters, Ten hag doesn’t know how long we ve been asking God to at least give onana flue ,for us to see another keeper ,and now the golden opportunity has appeared and ten hag ooooooooohhhh, God remember us man United supporters ,we are your servants too