Onana is second best keeper in the Prem – Man Utd boss Ten Hag

Erik ten Hag has backed below-fireplace André Onana by insisting the Manchester United goalkeeper is “the second best” in the Premier League.

Onana’s errors in the 3-3 draw with Galatasaray on Wednesday value United a a lot-wanted win in the Champions League to go away Ten Hag’s staff on the brink of an early exit.

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But talking forward of the journey to Newcastle United on Saturday, the Dutchman highlighted the Cameroon worldwide’s stats this season which embody being ranked second in the Premier League for saves, save proportion and targets prevented.

“If you analyse it well then you see he is the second best goalkeeper in the Premier League based on stats,” Ten Hag advised a information convention on Friday.

“He’s doing well but he knows that in the Champions League he has made some mistakes but all over in the first five months he has done well.”

Onana’s efficiency in opposition to Galatasaray has began a debate about whether or not the £43 million ($34m) summer season signing from Inter Milan needs to be dropped for the sport at St James’ Park.

It would imply handing a debut to Altay Bayindir, who hasn’t performed a minute since arriving from Fenerbahce in August, however Ten Hag recommended that Onana will begin in opposition to Newcastle.

“You have seen how he is reacting to a bad performance like in Munich and at Burnley [in the next game] he was outstanding,” Ten Hag mentioned.

“He is a strong character. He’s a personality and he will deal with it.”

United’s poor kind in the Champions League is in distinction to their kind in the Premier League, the place they’ve gained 5 of their final six video games.

Ten Hag shall be with out lengthy-time period absentees Casemiro and Lisandro Martínez for the sport at Newcastle whereas Mason Mount stays a doubt with an damage picked up in coaching over the worldwide break.

There are gamers on the method again however I can not give a prognosis on how lengthy it would take,” Ten Hag said.

“Mason Mount is returning on the pitch [on Friday] however I do not understand how lengthy it would take in this second.”