Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana is “completely satisfied” to be backing taking part in with former Ajax teammate Matthijs de Ligt, who has established himself as a starter in latest weeks.
De Ligt accomplished the change from Bayern Munich in mid-August and Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace marked his first 90 minutes for the membership.
However whereas the sport at Selhurst Park represented two factors dropped, reasonably than one gained, after failure to take various first half probabilities, it was a second successive Premier League clear sheet.
Supervisor Erik ten Hag, who managed Onana, De Ligt, Lisandro Martinez and Noussair Mazraoui at Ajax, has additionally been capable of title the identical again 4 and goalkeeper for 3 league video games in a row. Diogo Dalot completes the quintet. That form of continuity was near unimaginable final season.
“[De Ligt] is an effective participant, a unbelievable participant, and I am completely satisfied to play with him, though I am completely satisfied to play with all of my guys,” Onana informed reporters within the wake of the Palace sport.
“We’ve a number of gamers who’re again. Victor [Lindelof] and [Tyrell] Malacia are again, so now we’re ready for…Luke [Shaw]. [There is] additionally Harry [Maguire], who is a crucial participant for us.”
“For me, it does not matter who I play with as a result of the workforce is a very powerful factor. Typically, like within the video games final 12 months, we had Bruno [Fernandes] at centre-back and it was powerful for us.”
In between going through Southampton and Palace, United confronted Barnsley within the Carabao Cup final midweek. Ten Hag did choose to rotate gamers for that one, beginning Maguire alongside Jonny Evans. Owing to the dearth of left-backs and relaxation for Mazraoui, midfielder Toby Collyer bought the nod on that aspect.
United are in motion on Thursday night time towards Twente within the Europa League, forward of the Premier League go to of Tottenham Hotspur 4 days later. Ten Hag could not rotate so dramatically on the again however may nonetheless choose to lean on Maguire so as to relaxation at the very least one in every of his most popular starters.
