One moment showed why Erik ten Hag and Man United are backing Andre Onana, Jamie Carragher won’t be happy

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Andre Onana has had a tough time of things since he completed his move to Manchester United in the summer but all hope shouldn’t be lost.

Erik ten Hag decided Andre Onana was the man to replace outgoing goalkeeper David De Gea, who called time on his Manchester United career this summer after 12 years at the club.

The £43 million signing from Inter Milan was seen as the man to revolutionise how United built out from the back, and with 8 clean sheets in the Champions League, he was seen as the perfect goalkeeper.

Well, after mistakes against Galatasaray, Brentford and Bayern Munich, the goalkeeper’s confidence is on the floor and there have been calls to drop Onana.

United, however, are set to stick by him.

United’s faith in Onana

According to a report from Rob Dawson of ESPN, United and Ten Hag are set to stick with the 27-year-old and a moment in pre-season, which has been criticised by Jamie Carragher, as a reason to back Onana.

After Harry Maguire made a mistake against Borussia Dortmund in a pre-season game, Onana rushed out of his goal and berated the defender.

Despite Carragher’s complaints, it’s that confidence to challenge a senior member of the squad that impressed Ten Hag and United and they fully believe he will turn things around due to his sheer strength of character.

After his mistake in Munich, according to the report, Onana owned up to the mistake to his teammate before completing media duties and apologising for his error, which impressed his teammates.

Onana’s impact

The ability with the ball at his feet was seen as he fired a long raking pass to Alejandro Garnacho to start a counterattack of their own against Tottenham Hotspur in August which got United fans excited.

The goalkeeper has a 75 per cent pass completion rate so far this season, which is more than De Gea had at this stage last season of just 61 per cent.

The signs are certainly there with Onana and the coaching staff are reportedly trying to work on his positioning with his feet when it comes to low shots and being more aggressive off his line.

Time will only tell if the goalkeeper can adapt to a position Gary Neville labelled the “hardest position in world football.”