{"id":351269,"date":"2025-08-17T08:53:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T08:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/351269\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T08:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T08:53:15","slug":"ruben-amorim-hands-manchester-united-star-andre-onana-warning-ahead-of-opening-game-vs-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/351269\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Amorim hands Manchester United star Andre Onana warning ahead of opening game vs Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim knows his side must be much improved this season after last term&#8217;s dismal campaign and one man who could have left in the summer but who remains is Andre Onana<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755420794_159_0_Manchester-United-Pre-Season-Tour-Premier-League-Summer-Series.jpg\" alt=\"Andre Onana ready to face Arsenal but his future remains in serious question\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Andre Onana ready to face Arsenal but his future remains in serious question(Image: Ash Donelon, Manchester United via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Andre Onana has been warned by <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> that his place as <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United&#8217;s<\/a> No.1 is under threat. Onana had a nightmare campaign at Old Trafford following his \u00a347.2million arrival from Inter Milan in the summer of 2023 and the Reds would have sold the Cameroon international if they had found a buyer to pay \u00a335million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">United have been forced to put their hunt for a new shot-stopper on hold &#8211; and 29-year-old Onana will start United\u2019s opening game against <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> after recovering from a hamstring injury. But boss Amorim said: \u201cAndre is like the other players. They all have to win their place, so I\u2019m not going to say if one player is No.1. He\u2019s ready to go to the game, so let\u2019s wait. Me as a coach and the players can do better than last year &#8211; and I have full confidence in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It comes as <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-utd-arsenal-combined-xi-35741975\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the United boss was told only ONE player from his side would get into an Arsenal starting lineup.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/marcus-rashford-barcelona-registration-transfer-35742844\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35742844\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona finally resolve Marcus Rashford problem with last-minute decision<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-utd-arsenal-combined-xi-35741975\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"35741975\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man Utd told only ONE player would get into Arsenal XI in damning assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Onana has conceded a staggering 148 goals in his two seasons in Manchester. In 72 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> appearances he has been beaten 102 times. Amorim had hoped United\u2019s board would sanction a move for a new keeper this summer after dropping Onana during a dodgy spell in April that culminated in a horror show in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa-europa-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa League<\/a> draw at Lyon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">But it was decided that other areas of Amorim\u2019s team needed improving first &#8211; and the club have lavished \u00a3210million on forwards Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbuemo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Turkish international Altay Bayindir has also failed to impress, prompting United to hand 39-year-old veteran Tom Heaton a one-year contract extension.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/KpLVIG1AXsd0FvfduhjjzO\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Join our new WhatsApp communityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Join our new WhatsApp community<\/a> and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. 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