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Andre Onana’s new chapter in Turkey began in the worst possible way today, as the former Manchester United star made a familiar blunder to hand rivals Fenerbahce the lead.
The Cameroon international could do little but watch on as, after making a good initial save, he placed the ball directly at the feet of En-Nesyri, who calmly slotted it home from close range.
Onana’s mistake proved costly, as En-Nesyri’s goal turned out to be the match-winner, lifting Fenerbahçe into second place in the league, above the Trabzon-based side, who now drop to third.
Onana joined Turkish Super Lig club Trabzonspor in hopes of putting behind him a nightmare two-year spell at Manchester United but his troubles have seemed to follow him.
The loan move came after Ruben Amorim claimed that Onana struggled with the pressure of being a Manchester United goalkeeper before leaving for Trabzonspor on loan.
Onana had been United’s No.1 since joining the club from Inter Milan for £47.2million two years ago, but endured a difficult career at Old Trafford.
Andre Onana had a debut to forget as his blunder led to the only goal of the game
Onana’s mistake proved costly, as En-Nesyri’s goal turned out to be the match-winner
He lost his place to Altay Bayindir for the first three Premier League games of the season after suffering a hamstring injury early in the summer, and was allowed to leave for Turkey on a season-long loan once United signed Senne Lammens from Antwerp.
Amorim believed the Cameroon international would benefit from a fresh start in Turkey, and suggested that he found it hard to handle the intense scrutiny of being United keeper.
‘We saw Andre had a very, very good season in Inter,’ said Amorim. ‘The quality is there, but we are in the club sometimes, in the moment, things are getting harder and harder. And you can be really experienced. But in this club, the pressure is sometimes so hard on every detail. Sometimes you need a change.
‘I think we understood that he needed a change. Sometimes it's hard to point why. It's the performance, the moments. The bad luck in some moments was hard on him, and it was hard on us. Our thinking is to have a change in the goalkeepers.
‘I wish the best for Andre. He was really good at working, trying to help the players. Sometimes you can have all the quality in the world, but sometimes you need to change the environment to return to your level. That was a feeling, not just from us, but also from Andre.’
Onana’s only appearance of the season came in United's humiliating Carabao Cup defeat to Grimsby on penalties.
