Former Ajax coach tells Manchester United what to expect from 'extraordinary' Andre Onana

Andre Onana has been described as a goalkeeper with "extraordinary qualities" following his move to Manchester United.

United have signed the 27-year-old Cameroonian on a five-year deal. Onana has been signed as a replacement for David de Gea who departed Old Trafford earlier this summer at the end of his contract.

Onana jetted out to the United States to link up with his new United teammates on their pre-season tour. He is yet to make his debut for the Reds following his arrival.

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Ten Hag knows Onana very well. The Dutchman managed the goalkeeper at Ajax, with Onana moving to Amsterdam in 2015 after he left Barcelona.

Onana is set to add a different dimension to United with his ability to play out from the back. It is an aspect that De Gea never managed to master and something Ten Hag wants from his goalkeeper.

However, playing out from the back comes with an element of risk attached to it, with any error from the goalkeeper likely to lead to a goal for the opposition. Onana knows this all too well, having committed such an error on his debut for Ajax's youth side

He lost possession when trying to play out from the back as an 18-year-old against Achilles ’29 which led to them scoring. He endured further nervy moments in the game, though Ajax won 2-1.

Though it was perhaps not the best start to his time in the Netherlands, it proved to be the start of Onana's development. After that, it became clear that he was a special talent.

Hennie Spijkerman, assistant coach of the Ajax first team at the