Former Manchester United star Patrice Evra came to the defence of Andre Onana after the goalkeeper conceded a bizarre free-kick against Aston Villa.
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Onana conceded goal from free-kickGoalkeeper criticised since joining UnitedEx-star Evra came to shot stopper's defenceWHAT HAPPENED?
McGinn's free-kick came sailing into the United box and bounced through into the net as Onana stood watching. The goal resulted in further criticism for the Cameroon international, who has endured a shaky start to life at Old Trafford, but Evra feels he is hard done by.
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The former full-back said on : "It depends on the style of the goalkeeper. If you had Thibaut Courtois, he would have come to that ball [to stop Aston Villa’s first goal]. I played with Edwin van der Sar, I played with David de Gea. They never would have come out like that. People can point and say it’s a goalkeeper error. But I think it’s just the type of goalkeeper."
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Before the free-kick that gave Aston Villa the lead at Old Trafford, winger Leon Bailey stood beside Onana and attempted to put him off. Shortly after that goal, the away team struck again through Leander Dendoncker, but United managed to pull off a comeback in the second half as Alejandro Garnacho scored twice and Rasmus Hojlund struck in the 82nd minute to secure a 3-2 win for Erik ten Hag's team.
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After securing their first win in five matches, United will look to make it two in a row when they meet Nottingham Forest in their last game of 2023 on December 30. Forest approach the game off the back of a 3-1 victory against Newcastle on Boxing Day.