Man Utd news: Andre Onana hails 'key player' as transfer mistake identified

Manchester United volition statesman their preparations to instrumentality to winning ways against Dutch broadside Twente aft lone managing a goalless gully against Crystal Palace successful the Premier League

A caller week and aft the disappointment of dropping points against Crystal Palace, Manchester United person European shot to absorption connected erstwhile again.

The Red Devils volition anticipation to bounce backmost rapidly from their goalless gully against the Eagles and preparations volition get firmly underway to look Twente successful the Europa League. It volition spot Erik 10 Hag's men diagnostic successful the contention for the archetypal clip since getting knocked retired at the quarter-final signifier against Sevilla successful 2023.

The Dutch manager volition anticipation to spot the continued betterment of Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount. The erstwhile made it connected to the transportation against Palace portion the second was among the substitutes.

Mirror Football instrumentality a look astatine immoderate of the quality surrounding Old Trafford up of different engaged week.

Rasmus Hojlund message

Rasmus Hojlund made his instrumentality to enactment successful Manchester United's gully with Crystal Palace arsenic helium came disconnected the seat aft 76 minutes. The Denmark planetary made his archetypal quality of the play aft suffering an injuring during the club's pre-season tour.

The 21-year-old striker scored 16 goals successful his debut season with the 13-times Premier League champions and was the club's superior menace successful beforehand of extremity successful a play they recovered it hard to find the net. After going goalless astatine Selhurst Park, they volition beryllium hopeful that Hojlund tin supply immoderate spark going forwards.

Hojlund is readying to beryllium progressive successful United's Europa League clash it appears and posted a connection connected Instagram pursuing his return.

"Loved to beryllium retired determination again," helium said. "We spell again connected Wednesday. Gonna beryllium truthful bully to beryllium backmost astatine Old Trafford."

Transfer mistake

Hojlund's instrumentality was not capable to transportation the weekend's pundits that Manchester United did not request much firepower however. Neither Danny Murphy oregon Ashley Williams are convinced by the club's strikers.

United spent £36.5million connected landing Dutch guardant Joshua Zirkzee, but they bash not judge helium volition supply an answer. Speaking connected Match of the Day , Murphy said: "I deliberation they made immoderate decent signings defence but they didn’t code the shortage of goals.

"They scored associated lowest magnitude of goals successful the apical fractional past play and they bought successful Zirkzee, the lone attacking subordinate who is simply a young lad and not a goalscorer."

Williams added: "Is Zirkzee going to get you 20 goals a season? He’s the lone attacking addition. That’s what they were lacking past season. Palace were determination for the taking. United really played truly well.

“They ended up astir losing the game! It’s going to beryllium the aforesaid happening arsenic past season. Who’s going to people goals for them?”

Andre Onana's Hojlund message

United goalkeeper Andre Onana was surely blessed to spot Hojlund's instrumentality to enactment and believes his teammate volition marque an important publication this season.

The erstwhile Ajax and Inter Milan shotstopper is besides relieved to spot the likes of Tyrell Malacia returning to grooming and believes his broadside request to resoluteness their fittingness issues with the likes of Luke Shaw inactive out.

“He’s 'Hojlund] a cardinal subordinate for america and we are each blessed due to the fact that he’s coming back," said Onana. “Malacia besides came backmost [to training] yesterday, truthful it’s important to person everyone back.

"And past the manager volition marque the choice, and we’ll beryllium blessed with that. We’ll person to spot [Hojlund] connected the pitch, but I cognize helium volition people important goals for us. I’m blessed to spot him connected the pitch.”

“We request our guys back.”

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