Update: Edwin van der Sar disagrees with Peter Schmeichel on Andre Onana as Man United drop goalkeeper News

The two former Manchester United goalkeepers have given different views on Andre Onana’s career at the club

Edwin van der Sar has previously suggested Andre Onana isn’t Manchester United’s only problem as Ruben Amorim dropped the goalkeeper for the Premier League fixture against Newcastle United.

The Reds’ No.1 shot-stopper has been omitted from the matchday squad following another lacklustre display in goal during the 2-2 draw to Lyon in the Europa League this week. Onana, has started 69 successive Premier League matches since arriving at the club in 2023.

However, he has come under scrutiny for some questionable performances. Onana allowed Lyon’s Thiago Almada’s in-swinging free-kick to go all the way in, and he couldn’t stop Almada’s 95th-minute shot before Rayan Cherki scored on the rebound.

Speaking in January, Van der Sar said Onana has a ‘fantastic’ career ahead of him, but things haven’t worked out for him at Old Trafford so far.

“I think that it’s quite early but Andre [Onana] has a fantastic career in front of him,” he said. “He’s gaining more experience.

“He has all the qualities that a goalkeeper needs so I’m sure for the next five to six years he will keep improving. He has the right attitude to be the goalkeeper for Man United for a very long time.”

The former Reds star also suggested signing a new goalkeeper isn’t a priority. “Manchester United need consistent performances,” he added.

“This year getting back into the Champions League is probably not going to happen – the top four is too far away with too many teams in front.

“With a good pre-season and one or two quality signings up front and maybe in midfield, United should be fine to challenge for those positions again. In terms of signings, nowadays they have good people on board, technical people. I’m sure they are qualified to get the right people in the door.”

Peter Schmeichel, meanwhile, this week claimed ‘you never feel safe’ when discussing Onana’s errors in a rather different view to Van der Sar’s.

“It’s a difficult one. I’m not going goalkeepers’ union here, but it’s a difficult one because some people are running across you. But I still think he should have dealt with it,” the former United and Manchester City goalkeeper said on talkSPORT.

“The second one, again, I felt that he should have kept it. Yeah, it’s a hard shot, but it’s straight at him. Is he the problem? Is the defence the problem? Is the midfield? I think there are so many issues Ruben Amorim needs to sort out. I mean, I would be very uncomfortable with just pointing to one player.

“But it’s not great to watch, I have to say that. You never feel safe. You never feel that, even going 2-1 up, that this is it. You always fear that the other team’s going to come back in the game, and they did, but a 2-2 away from home is not bad, and they’ve done well at Old Trafford in the Europa League.”

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