Ten Hag told his £50m Man Utd signing 'just isn't the answer' to club's problems
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke is not convinced Andre Onana is the solution to the goalkeeping solution at Old Trafford.
Cameroon international Onana played under manager Erik ten Hag at Ajax and was reunited with the Dutchman over the summer after a spell with Inter Milan. It cost United the best part of £50m to clinch the deal, with moves for the likes of Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund taking the overall summer spending to nearly £200m.
On the pitch, though, Ten Hag's side have struggled. Three straight wins have brought them back into Champions League contention, but they still sit outside the top four ahead of Sunday's trip to Luton.
Onana has made several high-profile errors, including during United's Champions League group stage exit. And former Trinidad and Tobago international Yorke, who won the treble with United in 1999, has explained his concerns with the stopper.
"When I look at Onana, I often look at players who have been successful at Man United and they really embrace being at Manchester United when they arrive," Yorke told Gambling Zone. "The ones who get off to really, really bad starts, you will always have that doubt in your mind from fans and players.
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"For me now, we have to see how he progresses and for me, I just don't see how he’s the answer. I don’t think he’s done the job that we bought him for but the reality is that it’s so difficult for the whole team right now and playing brilliantly or not, the team is lacking that x factor right now."
United conceded 43 goals in Ten Hag's first season in charge, with David de Gea between the sticks. They have already conceded 33 this term with 14 games still to go, though Onana hasn't been helped by injuries suffered by Lisandro Martinez and others.
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Andre Onana has come in for criticism in his first Manchester United season (PA)Onana, who helped Inter reach the final of last season's Champions League, recognises pressure on his arrival has brought criticism. However, speaking around the turn of the year, he backed himself to come through and deliver for his club.
"Mistakes are part of learning, we know that people expect a lot from me and that's why they criticise me so much. But for me it's not a problem, I'm used to it. The same thing also happened at Inter: at the beginning they criticised me, but look how it ended," Onana told Sky Sport Italia.
"Manchester United is an even bigger club and the expectations are also greater, but I'm sure that by doing better and better, from now on, we will smile together as happened with Inter: few believed in us, but we showed what we were capable of.
"Now, at United, I have my future in my hands, we just have to get up and I'm sure we will. For this reason, I say that life is made up of moments, and as such, for better or for worse, they are always temporary."
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