Manchester United finally got back to winning ways against Chelsea, and that brought into focus Andre Onana’s comment about the defeats when he was here.
Andre Onana is restarting his career on loan in Turkey, where he made a positive debut for Trabzonspor.
Clearly, Onana had burned bridges with Ruben Amorim, and understandably so, considering he asked for a new contract after the worst Premier League season in Man Utd’s history, while injured.
If that was a hammer blow to his prospects of playing at Old Trafford again, his comments about United’s losses should be the final nail in the coffin.
Andre Onana misses the point at Man Utd
Onana’s signing is a coup for the Turkish league, and the increased profile that comes with being a United player is clearly benefiting him.
He was recently asked about his spell at Man Utd and who was responsible for the defeats during his time here.
Instead of taking any responsibility, he shifted all the blame to the whole team, saying it’s a collective effort and people missed out on seeing “certain details” in losses.
It’s understandable if a manager says that, because they’re just shielding the player from pointed criticism, but for Onana, who dreamt of being a leader at United, it’s out of character.
He has effectively abandoned all responsibility when he should have been putting his hand up and saying he needed to improve as well, which could have helped the team.
Instead, he has tried to slickly get out of the mess on the down low by playing the team card.
Onana’s Man Utd career is done
It’s pretty clear by now that Ruben Amorim is the type of manager who will defend a player to death publicly, but will discard them the moment they step out of line.
Onana’s pre-season exploits with his injury, demand for a new contract, and the performance against Grimsby all spoke of a player blissfully unaware of the circumstances around him, and just looking out for himself.
That is exactly the kind of character the cultural reset at Carrington has worked hard to shift.
Even if Onana dominates Turkish football, his first two transgressions – pre-season injury and contract demand – would have made it difficult for him to come back.
After trying to cede all responsibility for the club’s losses, that door will be firmly shut, and rightly so.
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