Luke Littler pulled no punches when he fumed at Manchester United shot stopper on Instagram after his Europa League howler on Thursday evening
Darts sensation Luke Littler was left than impressed with Andre Onana during Manchester United‘s Europa League clash with Viktoria Plzen.
The Runcorn-born sensation, 17, watched on from afar as the Red Devils battled back from behind during a freezing cold night in Czechia. Rasmus Hojlund’s brace secured all three points in the European clash, but they had to do it from behind.
Onana’s blushes were saved by Hojlund after he gifted Plzen the opener with a botched pass. And it was too much for the darts prodigy, who vented on social media: “Bring back Dave.”
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Littler was referring to former United shot-stopper David de Gea, who left at the end of his contract in 2023. De Gea has since rocked up at Fiorentina, where he has returned to form.
However, Bruno Fernandes was quick to defend Onana after the game, telling TNT Sports: “We want to play from the back. Everyone knows we have to make the right decision.
“Andre missed the pass, but there is nothing we should focus on. It’s not about Andre [Onana] making a mistake, we don’t look at individuals here. It’s about all the players involved, and we have huge belief in Andre.
“He knows he made a mistake, he’s a clever guy, we don’t need to tell him. He’s going to help us when playing out from the back – we trust his qualities on the ball. The most important thing is we had the resilience and fight to come back.
“It’s something we’ve been doing for a long time. We know the goalkeepers are good on the ball, they can play. We normally do it. It didn’t work this time but on many occasions it works. We trust Andre to keep doing the things he thinks are best. Mistakes happen, and if mistakes happen, goals can happen.”