Andre Onana revival is vindicating Manchester United's controversial policy

It was rather damning that only one of Erik ten Hag's signings started in their most comprehensive win of the season at the weekend.

The Dutchman has spent £400million on 16 players since he took charge of the club, yet he relied on a spine of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer favourites for their 3-0 win at Goodison Park.

He will take some solace from the fact that Rasmus Hojlund and Lisandro Martinez should both return to the side once they are fully fit, though there are clear concerns about his transfer hit rate after spending so much money. Ten Hag might also point to the only signing who started the match as evidence that he does have an eye for talent.

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Andre Onana endured a difficult start to life in a United shirt but has quietly gone about his business to establish himself as one of the very best in the Premier League.

The 27-year-old has made key saves in all of United's most recent matches and was excellent again as they held on to lead Everton at half-time before asserting their dominance in the second half.

It is easy to look back at the weekend win and falsely presume United were on top for all of it, but Everton had the better chances in the first half and could have led if not for some resolute defensive work. United stood strong and had a little bit of luck as they dug in to withstand a barrage of attacks, a mentality epitomised by Onana's brilliance in goal.

He is not always the most orthodox of goalkeepers and can often look a little awkward at times, but it doesn't matter how you keep the ball out of the net, as long as you do.

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