Andre Onana conceded a stoppage-time goal as Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw against Lyon in the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday night.
The Red Devils led until the 90th minute before Rayan Cherki netted a late equaliser for the home side. Despite the result, Manchester United remain the only unbeaten team in the competition.
Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana currently tops the list for most errors leading to goals by a Premier League goalkeeper across all competitions in the 2024/25 season.
According to OptaJoe, the Cameroonian has made eight such errors for the Red Devils, the latest coming in Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League quarterfinal clash against Lyon.
Onana misjudged a wide free-kick from Thiago Almada in the 25th minute, allowing Lyon to take the lead per SkySports.
Later in the match, he spilled a shot from Georges Mikautadze, enabling Rayan Cherki to score on the rebound and level the game in the 96th minute of stoppage time.
Despite Onana’s blunders, Manchester United had moments of brilliance. Leny Yoro scored his first goal for the club by redirecting Manuel Ugarte’s volley into the bottom corner just before halftime per Aljazeera.
Joshua Zirkzee then appeared to secure the win in the 88th minute, heading in a looping cross from Bruno Fernandes, only for the team to be denied by Cherki’s late equaliser.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has come to Onana’s defense. According to BBC, the Portuguese coach stated that he has made more mistakes than the Cameroonian since joining the club, signaling his continued support for the embattled goalkeeper. He said: "If you look at the season, I've made more mistakes than them during these last games and during these last months.
"There's nothing I can say to Andre in this moment that will help him, so the most important thing is to be natural and then when the time comes I will choose the best XI to play. But I'm really confident in Andre."
8 - Since the start of last season, no goalkeeper has made more errors leading to goals for Premier League clubs in all competitions than Manchester United's André Onana (8). Exhibit. pic.twitter.com/G8vq2HMzes
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 10, 2025