Manchester United are through to the semi-finals of the Europa League, but that doesn’t begin to tell the story of a crazy night at Old Trafford.
We know that Manchester United have, historically, loved a late show.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer against Bayern Munich and Liverpool spring to mind, as does Michael Owen against Manchester City.
Harry Maguire has now added his name to that list after scoring in extra time to complete a stunning United fightback against Lyon.
United drew 2-2 with Lyon last week but appeared to be down and out against 10 men, trailing 4-2 on the night with just 10 minutes to play.
Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo dragged United level, but there was more drama to come as Maguire headed home the winner to spark absolute bedlam inside Old Trafford.
Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty ImagesAndre Onana shares four-word message after Manchester United win
There have been some bonkers nights at Old Trafford over the years, but few will match the madness against Lyon.
United were up, down, out, back in and suddenly through to the semi-finals in a topsy-turvy night.
United will look back at four Lyon goals and feel that most of them were soft, but we can’t really point the finger at Andre Onana.
The United stopper couldn’t really do much about Lyon’s goals on the night with those in front of him letting him down at times.
Onana is certainly buzzing with the victory, though, and took to X to share a four-word reaction.
‘Built with Onana mentality’ said the United goalkeeper, sharing photos of his celebrations as United pulled off an absolute miracle.
Andre Onana celebration
Onana will be pleased with the mentality on show, not just from himself, but also the United side as a whole.
United came back from the brink on Thursday night and Onana himself battled through adversity in the build up to the game.
Onana struggled against Lyon last week as he allowed two soft goals in the United net.
Amorim dropped Onana from the United squad against Newcastle United on Sunday, believing that he needed to recharge his batteries.
Onana clashed with Nemanja Matic before last week’s game, too, so the combination of on-field performance and off-field jabs left Onana under something of a cloud.
United fans were right behind Onana from the get-go, though, and the Cameroonian made some fine saves on the night.
Onana let the emotion out as Maguire scored the winner, spring over to celebrate with boss Ruben Amorim on the touchline.
TNT Sports captured the footage of Onana’s celebration, with the United stopper no doubt delighted to end this tie on a high having been in such a low place a week ago.