If Andre Onana needed a guide on the road to redemption at Manchester United, he doesn’t need to look further than Joshua Zirkzee.
Onana is again under the microscope after its errors in Lyon cost the first leg of the Europa League.
Sources close to the goalkeeper of Cameroon insisted on Friday evening that he is a strong character who overcome difficult moments to United before and focuses on good for the club.
But Ruben Amorim would be planned to get him out of the shooting line in Newcastle tomorrow and play his
The No2 Altay Bayindir goalkeeper has rather followed the trembling performance of 29 years in France.
Onana was at fault for failing to prevent the free kick from Thiago Almada, then overthrew Georges Mikautadze in the moving seconds to allow Rayan Cherki to equalize after Zirkzee thought that he had won him with a late header.
The low point of Joshua Zirkzee came in December when he was underlying in the 33rd minute
It can be an example for Andre Onana after the horrible series of the bad -shape guardian
Amorim later said that he had always confidence in Onana, and Zirkzee insisted that the rest of the players was also firmly behind him.
“One hundred percent,” said the Dutchman. “We are a team, so we are not going to take someone to make mistakes. It’s ridiculous.
“Draw this way is always a bit, I don’t want to say frustrating, but it hurts so that it can follow. But we just have to focus on the next game and it’s Newcastle. And then we all know what we have to do when we face Lyon again at home next week.
ONANA AXER would be a huge decision for Amorim. But Zirkzee knows more than anyone who is not afraid to make a great call to the good of the team, even if it can be the most painful of experiences for the player.
United Head for Tyneside Sunday to face Newcastle in Newcastle for the first time since Zirkzee has reached its lowest point in United on Noël. It was substituted by Kobbie MAINOO in the 33rd minute to applaud the crowd of Trafford and ran directly in the tunnel by tears. The 23 -year -old rebounded this humiliation, with his goal at the Groupama stadium on Thursday evening the last stage of his recovery.
The summer signature of 36.5 million pounds sterling by United Bologna also achieved a key objective of Real Sociedad in the last round of the Europa League, as well as to score against Leicester and convert the decisive penalty during the third round victory of the FA Cup to Arsenal.
Amorim congratulated Zirkzee for having had the character to recover and is also delighted to see the response of the fans of United who made amends by helping the player to find his confidence.
“Yes, he does an excellent job,” said the united boss. “But also a very important thing was the way fans reacted after this incident. Even if Josh does not play, you see every time he gets on the field or simply warms our fans sing Josh’s song. It’s massive for the boy.
Onana overturned a shot in the dying stages to allow Rayan Cherki to score for Lyon during the 2-2 draw, having also been at fault for the opening of the part
Zirkzee insists that the man’s locker room is completely behind his onana teammate
“It is therefore 50-50 – 50% of fans and 50% of Josh’s share.” Asked what he did to help Zirkzee, Amorim added: “The same thing. I explained the situation. As a former player, I wanted to hear explanations from the coaches on this subject. I just want to help the team.
“ And then work with him, all the work that all the staff does with him and he is
Improve, then bring him into play. It is the only way to show him his confidence.
Now Amorim must make an equally difficult call on Onana, having stayed with his goalkeeper to this point.
The united boss should bring a number of changes to Newcastle, but he was reluctant to say how much he will rotate his team before the return match against Lyon.
“When you play for Manchester United, you can’t go to the game thinking about the next,” added Amorim. “So we are going to face it and then we have three days.
Onana could be abandoned for the trip from Man United to Newcastle, but could get other chances of transforming her united career
“There is great responsibility. We do not have a team that is really large and then we have players whom I know cannot do 90 minutes at the moment, we must be very cautious. We have to face Newcastle with a team that we can be competitive to win the match.
Meanwhile, United examines the allegations that their fans were gassed by the French police. The club could bring together facts to establish a clear image of what happened during the first stage in the quarter -final.
