Liverpool revamped our midfield this summer but fortunately it seems that the correct research was done so that we had the best options possible recruited, the same can’t be said about Andre Onana.

Speaking with BBC Sport, Chris Kirkland spoke about the Manchester United stopper: “My advice is just go back to complete basics. If it’s not on, even if it’s 70-30 on, just keep the ball, go back to basics.”

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After a string of horrific mistakes for the Old Trafford club, the 27-year-old could do worse than listening to the words of the former Red.

Let’s hope though, from a selfish point of view, the former Inter Milan goalkeeper doesn’t heed this warning and continues his comical mistakes.

You can watch Kirkland’s comments on Onana via @BBCSport on X:

"Go back to basics."@ChrisKirkland43 offers up some advise to Man Utd goalkeeper Andre Onana after his Champions League errors #BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/WwK8DswH7n

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 1, 2023

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Richard Dunne was full of praise for one Liverpool player following Thursday night’s 4-0 win over LASK and seemed to hint that his Manchester United counterpart could learn a thing or two from the man in question.

Caoimhin Kelleher took his familiar position between the sticks for Europa League duty, with the microscope firmly placed on him amid the injury to Alisson Becker, and the 25-year-old rose to the task by keeping a clean sheet and making some important second-half saves.

Speaking on Virgin Media Sport, Dunne pointed out the contrasting fortunes of his fellow Irishman and Andre Onana, who endured an error-strewn game for the Red Devils in the Champions League the previous evening.

The ex-Manchester City defender said of Kelleher [via Balls.ie]: “He looked very comfortable in what he was doing. He looked well prepared and like he had been training well. His positioning is good, he seems to be in the right place at the right time.

“All the way through everything that happened to him, his movement and positions, was really good throughout.

“[LASK] had a few opportunities. There was 15 minutes where Liverpool sort of took their eye off the ball a bit. When you have a goalkeeper that makes saves like that, it breeds confidence into your defence.

“All of a sudden that panicky 15 minutes, like you see with Man United, the panic doesn’t go until they concede and then they attack again. Liverpool sort of shielded it out for 15 minutes, with the help of Caoimhín Kelleher.

“When there is no pass on, he will kick it as long as he can up the middle of the pitch. Play football as much as you can, but play it without risk. That’s what he did tonight.”

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Liverpool were largely comfortable during their 4-0 win over LASK, but it certainly wasn’t as if Kelleher was an idle bystander at Anfield last night.

As per Sofascore, the 25-year-old made three saves and overperformed on his xG conceded by 1.25, facing six shots from the Austrian visitors during the second half and making particularly good stops from Ibrahim Mustapha and Robert Zulj.

While the Irishman stood tall whenever LASK posed questions of him, Onana was found wanting during United’s 3-3 draw against Galatasaray on Wednesday, being culpable of errors for two free kick goals and beaten on his near post for the Turkish side’s equaliser.

It was a game in which Erik ten Hag’s side looked comfortable when leading 3-1 early in the second half, but a fateful nine-minute period in which they conceded twice leaves them on the brink of Champions League elimination.

It’s hard not to be struck by the contrast in how Kelleher’s performance radiated confidence when Liverpool were briefly under the cosh last night, compared to the shakiness from Man United as they let two points slip in Turkey.

Reds fans may have a wry smile at the thought of our second-choice goalkeeper showing up his first-choice counterpart at Old Trafford!

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Another game and another Andre Onana mistake for Manchester United and their new goalkeeper followed up his mistake in the Champions League by being at fault for a goal against Brentford.

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Some poor defending inside their own box from the Old Trafford residents led to Mathias Jensen being presented with a chance to have a shot on goal.

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The effort wasn’t a particularly good one either from the Dane but it managed to squeeze under the hands of the hapless former Inter Milan man.

You can watch the Onana mistake courtesy of beIN Sports (via @AaronSande73736 on X):

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— رسيفر HD (@AaronSande73736) October 7, 2023

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It’s been a strange period of being a Liverpool fan as all attention has been on the fallout of a monumental VAR mistake that went against us but at least we can rely on a smile from Manchester United.

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During their Champions League group stage meeting at Old Trafford against Galatasaray, the way in which Andre Onana was chipped for what proved to be the winning finish of the game was a joy for us to behold.

With Mauro Icardi closing in on goal, he dispatched a chip that further illustrated the failing of the Cameroon international in Erik ten Hag’s net.

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It’s becoming increasingly enjoyable to watch the team up the M62, as their issues continue to worsen on and off the pitch.

You can watch the video of Icardi scoring past Onana via @footballontnt on X:

78' – Penalty miss
81' – Puts Galatasaray 3-2 up against Manchester United at Old Trafford

𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐈 #UCL pic.twitter.com/UuQEXcnQbR

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 3, 2023

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Manchester United can count themselves extremely lucky to have earned all three points against Wolves at Old Trafford this evening.

Not only where the West Midlands outfit the much better side on the night, they were also denied a stonewall penalty in added time.

A ball was lofted into the area by Pedro Neto as the visitors searched for an equaliser and as a number of players challenged to win the ball United ‘keeper Andre Onana came steaming out of his goal.

He failed to make any contact with the ball and instead wiped out the Wolves attacker leaving him hurt on the surface.

Referee Simon Hooper failed to award a spot kick but pretty much everybody watching on was expecting VAR to intervene and either award a penalty or send Hooper to review the incident at the pitch side monitor.

The decision that was made, however, was to stick with the on-field decision which meant United went on to claim all three points!

Check the incident below via @Trentslegacy on Twitter:

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— (@Trentslegacy) August 14, 2023

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Manchester United fans celebrating the club’s decision to replace departed first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea with Andre Onana may have been left wincing after the former Inter man’s latest error of judgement.

The 27-year-old was spotted well off his line by Florian Sotoca who duly took advantage of the yawning goal to fire away a lofted effort from the centre-circle.

We’d expect to see images of the Champions League finalist planted on the floor against the back of his net to be spread all across social media for the rest of the day, even despite the Red Devils having secured a turnaround as things currently stand.

You can catch the clip below, courtesy of @kofoworola__a:

Onana sweeper keeper 🫵 pic.twitter.com/K6bhzySPtK

— Rola (@kofoworola__a) August 5, 2023

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