ONANA'S AT LAST FEELING THE GLOVE

Keeper jolted from his misery thanks to support of his boss, team-mates and fan

- DAVID MCDONNELL

ANDRE ONANA arrived at Manchester United full of enthusiasm and ambition, following his £47million move from Inter Milan in July.

The Cameroon goalkeeper joined up with his new United team-mates in New Jersey, on the first leg of their US pre-season tour, and immediately formed a bond with his new colleagues, in particular the Spanish-speaking members of the squad.

Within a few weeks, however, that desire and conviction had been stripped away, a series of high-profile mistakes for United leaving the self-assured goalkeeper with little confidence.

Onana never showed insecurity at Inter or Ajax, and it was the first time in his career the 27-year-old (above, being consoled by team-mate Sergio Reguilon) had lost one of his greatest values - supreme belief in his game.

After costly mistakes against Bayern Munich and Galatasaray, both of which led to defeats for United in the Champions League group stage, Onana was struggling on and off the pitch.