Ruben Amorim ‘really confident’ in Man U keeper Andre Onana despite Lyon errors

Ruben Amorim says he remains “really confident” in Andre Onana despite the under-fire goalkeeper’s mistakes costing Manchester United a Europa League quarter-final win at Lyon.

The spotlight was on a player described as “one of the worst goalkeepers in Man United’s history” ahead of Thursday’s first leg by Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic, who hit back after Onana said the Red Devils were “way better” than the French side.

The United shot-stopper received an intimidating reception at a rocking Groupama Stadium, where his error midway through the first half resulted in Thiago Almada’s free-kick finding the net.

United turned things around through Leny Yoro’s first goal for the club and substitute Joshua Zirkzee’s late header, only for Onana to be beaten by Rayan Cherki after spilling Georges Mikautadze’s stoppage-time strike as the match ended 2-2.

“It can happen,” Amorim said. “If you play football and you play a lot of games, you can make mistakes.

“If you look at the season, I make more mistakes than them during these last games and during these last months, so that can happen.

“The good thing is that we have one more game to change everything, so that should be our focus.”

Asked if the comments from former Red Devils player Matic – who was an unused substitute on Thursday – caused Onana to be a little distracted on a night of hostility, United’s head coach said: “I don’t know, that can happen.

“The best thing is to look at the goals and all the actions that Andre has had in the game, to talk with (goalkeeping coaches, Jorge) Vital and Craig (Mawson). This is the best way to help any player.

“It is to focus on the game, what happened, what we need to improve and then put the player (in) again.”

Amorim had not seen Onana