United legend lauds Onana amid tough season

by Staff Reporter

Monday Sep 30, 2024. 10:50

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes that Andre Onana has been one of the Red Devils best players during the 2024/25 campaign following their 3-0 defeat against Spurs in the Premier League on Sunday.

The Cameroonian star came under much scrutiny from pundits and fans during the 2023/24 season, where costly errors inside his 18-yard-area often made the headlines in English football media.

Now though, amid a stuttering start by the Red Devils in the 24/25 campaign, Ferdinand believes that Onana ‘stepped up’ ahead of his teammates. Reflecting on United’s loss to Spurs, Ferdinand expressed that the English giants could have conceded six or seven goals if it wasn’t for Onana’s showing between the sticks.

“Do you know who I’ve got to give a shout out to, who got a lot of stick last season? Onana,” Ferdinand said on his ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents’ YouTube channel.

“Without him, it’s six or seven today. Onana has been good this season, he’s stepped up, he’s made some big saves.

“Yes there’s been the odd thing here [and there] but he’s been what you want to see. What I expected to see from Onana is what I’m seeing this season.

“He’s the only one today who comes out of the game with any sort of credit, any sort of positives.

“He can walk away with his head high. He won’t because he’ll be sitting there hurting, he conceded three goals. But he wasn’t at fault for any of the goals, he kept us in the game.”