Chris Sutton believes Manchester United have blundered by signing goalkeeper Andre Onana and would have been far better off sticking with David de Gea.
Speaking on Mail Sport’s It’s All Kicking Off podcast, Sutton claimed £43million summer arrival Onana is putting pressure on the entire United team after making a string of high-profile errors.
The Cameroon International was at fault again on Saturday when he allowed Mathias Jensen’s strike past him as Brentford took the lead at Old Trafford.
United came back to win thanks to two Scott McTominay goals deep into stoppage time to give beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag some valuable breathing space.
Sutton fears Ten Hag can’t drop Onana because United’s back-up keeper, the summer arrival Altay Bayindir, is a complete unknown.
‘In truth, I had to look his name up,’ admitted Sutton on Monday’s show.
‘We have had this great debate about Arsenal having two excellent goalkeepers. I think Onana is OK with his feet but you have eventually got to use your hands and I don’t think he’s good enough.
‘When you watch Match of the Day, people like to strip goals back and say ‘there was a mistake in midfield, a misplaced pass, [Victor] Lindelof could have done better…’
‘The bottom line is, over the years, Manchester United have had great goalkeeper – Peter Schmeichel, even David de Gea.
‘De Gea was a far better goalkeeper than Onana but if Onana just does his job – and it wasn’t a difficult save to make – then there’s not an issue.
‘I think he is bringing increased pressure on the whole team and the truth is he is not good enough for Manchester United and they have made a major rick [mistake] getting him in.’
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