'I had a turning point off the pitch' - Andre Onana opens up on overcoming struggles at Manchester United

Andre Onana insists he has had a "turning point" off the pitch in his Manchester United career after a mentally difficult first seven months at the club.

Goalkeeper Onana admitted he has struggled with the adaptation process since his £47.2million move from Inter Milan in July, having described the switch from Ajax to Milan in 2022 as "easy". The 27-year-old endured a chastening first half of the season when he was blameworthy for costly goals in United's Champions League group stage campaign and his goalkeeping technique was questioned in the wins against Wolves and Aston Villa last month.

Onana was also recalled to the Cameroon squad in September after a nine-month exile but he only appeared in one of their four Africa Cup of Nations games in January, having been dropped after the 3-1 group stage defeat to Senegal.

Several United teammates have supported Onana through a galling period and he is also grateful for the backing of the supporters.

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"I already know the goalkeeper that I am. It took me six months or seven months not to play good, just to feel good," Onana told the Manchester Evening News and two other journalists. "It was a difficult time for me. Now I'm feeling a bit better.

"Everything was new, it was difficult for me to feel at home because [of] so many reasons; new country. Now I'm feeling good,

"I don't want to talk about performance because I know the goalkeeper I am and I have done in much more than what I just did so, for me, the most important thing is to be set, to be happy and I will shine.

"I don't think so," Onana replied when it was suggested he had mentally beat himself up.