{"id":293725,"date":"2023-10-20T12:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293725"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:25:04","slug":"man-utd-boss-erik-ten-hag-fires-huge-warning-to-onana-and-risks-sancho-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-utd-boss-erik-ten-hag-fires-huge-warning-to-onana-and-risks-sancho-repeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag fires huge warning to Onana and risks Sancho repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has played with fire by sending underperforming goalkeeper Andre Onana a public warning ahead of the Premier League’s return this weekend. Ten Hag took a similar approach with Jadon Sancho almost two months ago, sparking their ongoing row, but he is desperate for his \u00a347million signing to deliver sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman decided to replace David de Gea as his first-choice goalkeeper in the summer transfer window, ending the Spaniard’s 11 years at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n

Onana arrived from Inter Milan on the back of a sensational campaign, promising a new style due to his superior ball-playing ability and confident commanding of his area.<\/p>\n

But the 27-year-old has endured a miserable start to life at United, conceding 19 goals in his first 11 appearances and producing a string of costly errors, drawing a spotlight on Ten Hag’s bold call.<\/p>\n

Ten Hag has addressed Onana’s poor form ahead of Saturday’s trip to Sheffield United, admitting he has to improve in the way the club’s former goalkeepers did after sticky starts.<\/p>\n

“He knows, we know, he will do much better and as every player who’s coming into the Premier League, you need an integration period, but he has to step up,” Ten Hag explained.<\/p>\n

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“Big United keepers like Peter Schmeichel and David de Gea started not doomed, and Andre knows that it is good to know a little bit from history.<\/p>\n

“We live now, we live in the future, and he has to make his future by giving better performances. I’m sure he will do.<\/p>\n

“He showed it at Barcelona, Ajax, Inter Milan. He was in the semi-final and final of the Champions League. I’m sure he will give a great performance.”<\/p>\n

Ten Hag recruited Onana to add another strong character to his United dressing room. Therefore, he will hope the Cameroon international will react better to his public rallying cry than Sancho.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old is set to leave United in January after refusing to apologise for effectively calling Ten Hag a liar over his omission from the defeat at Arsenal in September.<\/p>\n