“Theatre of Screams”: Onana’s megabuck as low point in the Man Utd nightmare

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Actually, it should have been a gala evening for Manchester United – then the Champions League appearance becomes a gala evening in a different sense. Despite being in the lead, the English lost to Galatasaray.

It was raining when the final whistle blew after the 97th minute at Old Trafford on Tuesday evening. The Man Utd stars are like water poodles at the end of Champions League night. The 2:3 defeat against the Turkish representative has just been confirmed. Manchester United is just in the wrong version. “Theatre of Screams” writes the “Sun”. The historic home of the Red Devils is also called the “Theatre of Dreams”. But shouting instead of dreaming fits much better after this evening. The home fans whistle loudly throughout the stadium.

One scene cannot better describe the horror display: in the 76th minute, goalkeeper André Onana (27) plays the ball directly into the opponent’s foot with a flat pass. The 50 million man makes another mistake, far from the first this season. Teammate Casemiro wants to smooth the action, but mows down the opponent and is sent off the field with a yellow-red card. Opponent Icardi misses the subsequent penalty, but the disaster takes its course.

‘The capitulation after the leadership is shocking’

Not only the ‘Sun’, the English tabloid, is shocked, but the whole of football England. «When Hojlund made it 2-1, they had everything under control. “The subsequent capitulation is all the more shocking,” writes the Guardian. Hojlund’s goal for Man Utd came in the 67th minute. With his solo sprint with the ball from behind the halfway line and the emotional finish at full speed, the Dane brought the majority of the 73,000 spectators into ecstasy. Four minutes later it is quiet again in the stadium – Man Utd gives Gala too much space and the equalizer. About fifteen minutes later, Icardi sank the favorite (81st) with the next gala goal, a loose chip over goalkeeper Onana. In between the goalkeeper’s mistake happens.

Manchester United must deal with the next setback. Three days earlier there was the 0-1 defeat against Crystal Palace. In the Premier League, the traditional club is currently only languishing in 10th place. And in the Champions League, the opening match was also lost before the defeat against Galatasaray, but against a much bigger opponent: 3:4 against Bayern Munich. After two games in the premier class, there are zero points and seven goals conceded (five own goals). At the start of the season there were six defeats in ten games.

Bright spot Hojlund is reminiscent of Haaland

There is one bright spot in the whole mess: striker Rasmus Hojlund (20), Man Utd’s double goalscorer. The sturdy 1.91 meter tall Dane is reminiscent of Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland (23) with his playing style. He not only shone that evening with his two goals, but also continued to put himself in the spotlight. But even he can’t top the Onana bullshit and gala bankruptcy.

ManUtd coach Erik ten Hag (53) defends the Cameroonian goalkeeper: “We have already seen his great abilities and his personality, even after he made mistakes. He will come back in the next games.” The Dutchman provides stability. The problem is that after the weak start to the season he himself is also faltering.

Source : Blick