Andre Onana blasted as ‘one of many worst goalkeepers in Man United HISTORY’ by Nemanja Matic in bitter spat after troubled No 1’s slicing remark about Europa League opponents Lyon
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Andre Onana has been branded ‘one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United history’ by former Red Devil Nemanja Matic.
Matic, who left Old Trafford in 2022, will come face-to-face with Onana on Thursday night with his current club Lyon in the Europa League quarter-finals.
In the build-up to the clash, Onana suggested that Lyon are a ‘very good team’ but that ‘I think we are better than them’.
And that comment has prickled Matic, 36, who hit back: ‘To say that, you need to have cover. Onana, I respect everyone, but to say that, then you need to give an answer.
‘If you are one of the worst goalkeepers in Man United history, you need to take care what you are talking about.
‘If David de Gea, or Peter Schmeichel, or (Edwin) Van der Sar said that, then I will question myself.
Andre Onana has been branded ‘one of the worst goalkeeepers in Manchester United history’
Matic lashed out after Onana suggested that United are ‘better than’ his new club Lyon
‘But if you are one of the statistically worst goalkeepers in Man United modern history, he needs to show that (they’re better) before he says.’
The pair have never played together, but it comes amid scrutiny of Onana following a series high-profile errors since joining United in 2023.
United sit 13th in the Premier league and are on course for their worst-eevr finish since the top flight’s rebrand in 1992.
Lyon, meanwhile, sit fifth in Ligue 1 and could easily finish as high as second, although there have been concerns over their financial situation.
Previewing the tie against Lyon, Onana had said: ‘It’s a very good team. We know some of them but I don’t think we have to focus on them. It’s more about us, what we’re going to do.
‘I think we are better than them, we just have to go there and show who we are. If we go there with a winning mentality and we are focused, stay compact and together and we follow the game plan we will be winning the game.
‘Of course, it’s not going to be easy, but I think we are way better than them. We all know the importance of this game, we will go there with the winning mentality, it’s not our best season but we still have something to win and we will go for it.’
More to follow.
