Manchester United are already paying the price for £166m transfer spend - and it could get worse

Football matches are determined by what happens inside both boxes at either end of the field.

Unfortunately for Manchester United, their chief goalkeeper and chief striker are continuing to let them down in their respective habitats.

Andre Onana was once again at the centre of another catastrophe at the Groupama Stadium on Thursday night, dropping two clangers as United drew 2-2 with Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

After it looked as though goals from Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee were going to get him out of jail for his first half error, Onana committed his second howler of the evening with virtually the last kick of the game. He spilled Georges Mikautadze's shot and Rayan Cherki gobbled up the rebound.

It was an unforgivable error and countless United fans will be campaigning for him to be axed from the starting XI against Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon.

United swooped for Onana in July 2023, identifying him as their top target to succeed David de Gea, who had occupied the gloves at Old Trafford for more than a decade. Onana was brought in from Inter Milan for his best-in-class distribution.

In truth, United have seen little of Onana's expertise in possession. He has rarely produced the midfield-splitting passes that left United supporters drooling when he started the Champions League final for Inter Milan against Manchester City less than two months before his arrival at Old Trafford.

Onana, who was destined to be at the centre of attention for the wrong reasons after sparking a war of words with Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic in the pre-match build-up, has also failed to protect his goal as well as he should have. No Premier League goalkeeper has committed more