Even though Andre Onana tried his hardest to divert City’s kickers, he was only able to save ONE of the eight penalties in the Community Shield penalty shootout.
Onana had a great start, save Bernado Silva’s first spot kιck for Man City before seeing teammate Dalot score the next for United.
The Cameroonian goalie missed a penalty, but it seemed as though he had set the tone for the Red Devils’ shootout.
But it was his goal-line antics—trying to intimidаte teammates like Rueben Dias and Erling Haaland with facial expressions and hand gestures—that might have been the main factor in his demise.
After that, Pep Guardiola’s team would mercilessly convert seven penalties to six for United, with Ederson tipping Jadon Sancho’s penalty kιck and veteran Jonny Evans missing his.
Manchester United’s Andre Onana tried his best to distract Man City’s penalty takers
He only saved one out of every eight City spot-kicks, so it’s possible that his efforts weren’t entirely successful.
Onana has been criticised for doing the same thing earlier THIS preseason, so this isn’t the first time he’s attempted to read his opponents’ minds.
The goalie stopped Kai Havertz’s attempt to give United the lead, but he was unable to perform an equally impressive feat of stopping centre back Gabriel.
After putting in some effort in the direction that Onana had indicated, Gabriel responded brutally by grabbing the ball and telling him to stop talking.
The custodian was shown in a close-up camera view after giving up, clearly annoyed that his prank had backfired, as he was on his knees and making vague gestures.
At the time, an Arsenal fan account said, “Andre Onana has shame and should keep his mouth shut for someone that shipped in 60+ goals last season.”
Onana has similarly drawn criticism from former United player, Paul Scholes, who said the keeper’s overall style gives him cause for concern.
Speaking on football podcast, The Overlap, the United legend said: ‘I still think there are areas of the pitch which are a problem for United.
‘I still watch the goalkeeper [Andre Onana]. The goalkeeper is a big concern for me.
‘I worry about the goalkeeper. Even watching a couple of the pre-season games. I worry to deаth about him.’
the Manchester United player whо is “wоrrying him tо death,” accоrding tо Paul Schоles
However, the Cameroonian No. 1 stated that supporters should anticipate him to take chances when asked what they might expect from him in the upcoming campaign.
As United conducted its preseason tour of the USA, he stated, “I think it’s what you’re going to see this season because I will take a lot of risks.”