FUMING Manchester United stars have turned on cock-up keeper Andre Onana.
The “silly” Cameroon No 1 could be axed for today’s Prem trip to Newcastle after his two blunders gifted Lyon a 2-2 Europa League draw on Thursday.
Team-mates blame Onana for “tempting fate” by taunting the French side ahead of the quarter-final first leg.
A United insider revealed: “Some of the players are really p***ed off with him.
“You tempt fate when you say things like he did and then you end up looking silly if it comes back and bites you.
“Some wonder if it’s time for Altay Bayindir to be given a go.”
United boss Ruben Amorim initially backed Onana, but admitted: “There is nothing I can say to Andre that will help.”
Onana fired up Lyon by insisting the Red Devils were “way better” than their opponents.
It sparked an angry response from Lyon’s ex-United midfielder Nemanja Matic, who dubbed Onana “one of the worst keepers in United’s history.”
Onana then responded to that jibe by slamming the Serb’s five trophyless seasons at Old Trafford.
The keeper has now made NINE errors leading to goals since joining United in a £43.8million move from Inter Milan two years ago.
United legend Paul Scholes insisted: “Onana is probably wishing he had kept his mouth shut,” before slamming his “awful” mistakes, including a 95th-minute clanger which allowed Rayan Cherki to equalise.
While fellow 1999 Treble winner, keeper Peter Schmeichel said: “Sometimes players say something they shouldn’t. It backfired for him.”
Amorim admitted: “We should have taken a one-goal advantage to the next game.”
Man Utd ratings vs Lyon as two Onana blunders earn under-fire keeper a ONE out of 10
MANCHESTER UNITED were left ruing calamity goalkeeper Andre Onana as two massive blunders saw them leave their Europa League quarter-final first leg with a 2-2 draw against Lyon.
The season-defining clash for both clubs became even spicier ahead of the game following a war words between Onana and ex-Red Devils star Nemanja Matic, with the Serbian dubbing the goalkeeper “one of the worst in United history”.
It certainly riled up the home side’s crowd, who made their voices known as Ruben Amorim named an unchanged team – for the first time since his arrival – from the Manchester derby.
But Onana was found wanting when he failed to save Thiago Almada’s inswinging free-kick to give the hosts the lead.
Leny Yoro nodded in an equaliser just before the interval after Manuel Ugarte’s volley.
And Joshua Zirkzee looked to have won the game for the visitors with his late header converting a Fernandes cross.
But United’s joy was short-lived as Onana parried a shot straight to Rayan Cherki in added time, and the midfielder tapped in to leave the tie on a knife-edge.
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