Pep Guardiola and Erik ten Hag agree on 'masterful' goalkeeper who Manchester United could sign

The Champions League final would have made for painful viewing for those of a Manchester United persuasion, but Erik ten Hag would have had plenty to chew over when digesting the events of Istanbul.

Finding a way to stop Manchester City’s treble winners is top of his agenda for next season but the performance of Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana also caught the eye. It could have been his final game for the club.

Onana’s distribution in the Ataturk Olympic Stadium was exceptional, but that would have been no surprise to Ten Hag, who selected the Cameroon international for 145 games while they worked together at Ajax.

Only seven players have played more games for Ten Hag and although Onana’s time in Amsterdam ended a little acrimoniously, the relationship between the pair is said to have remained good.

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“He is a masterful goalkeeper,” was Ten Hag’s verdict last April, when Onana was seeking to rediscover his best form after a doping ban and had already confirmed a free transfer departure from Ajax.

He has found his level again in Milan but after 41 games in his first season at the club, Inter’s financial difficulties could force them into selling a key player or two. Onana has put himself in the shop window in the Champions League this season.

His distribution in the final was exceptional and Pep Guardiola was moved to comment on how he can make pressing Inter and closing them down difficult.

“When you have a goalkeeper like Onana who can read perfectly where everyone is to pass to, with Calhanoglu and Barella, then the strikers hold it up and move the ball around,” he said. “It is very, very difficult. It would be a tiny bit