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Onana set for Trabzonspor but uncertainty over Malaciapublished at 11:50 BST 11 September
11:50 BST 11 September
Simon Stone Chief football news reporter
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Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana will travel to Turkey from Paris today to complete his loan switch to Trabzonspor.
Onana agreed the deal during the international break after United signed Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp for £18.1m.
The Cameroon international had been told during the summer he would be Ruben Amorim's first choice at Old Trafford this season but clearly that situation has changed.
His only appearance so far this season came against Grimsby in the EFL Cup, when he was at fault for the League Two side's second goal in their shock win.
It is not expected Onana will return to the United fold at the end of his loan stint and his exit does mean Amorim won't have to manage the 29-year-old's mid-season departure to the Africa Cup of Nations.
Meanwhile, defender Tyrell Malacia is the one remaining member of Amorim's 'bomb squad' who is yet to find a club.
Turkish club Eyupspor have inquired about the full-back but it is not clear whether Malacia is keen on the switch.
The Turkish transfer deadline is on Friday night, as is Greece's.
Will Lammens start on Sunday?published at 10:40 BST 11 September
10:40 BST 11 September
Jordan Butler BBC Sport journalist
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has an interesting call to make this weekend regarding who starts in goal.
It appears a straight choice between Altay Bayindir and new signing Senne Lammens, with Andre Onana set to join Trabzonspor.
Lammens arrived from Antwerp for £18.1m on deadline day could potentially get the nod ahead of Bayindir, who has failed to impress so far this season.
The 23-year-old would become just the sixth player to make their Premier League bow for United in this fixture and the first goalkeeper.
Legendary forward Eric Cantona made his league debut against Manchester City almost 33 years ago and he and Phil Neville are the only two debutants to finish on the winning side.
What went wrong for Garnacho at Old Trafford?published at 09:28 BST 11 September
09:28 BST 11 September
Simon Stone Chief football news reporter
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Alejandro Garnacho's future at United has been the subject of major conjecture from the moment he was exiled from the squad to face Manchester City last December.
Manager Ruben Amorim felt he was not paying attention to instructions when the Argentina international was about to come on late in a Europa League tie with Viktoria Plzen.
At that point, unlike Marcus Rashford, Garnacho's exile only lasted a single game. However, he didn't start again for another month. By that time, interest from Chelsea, which included a visit to Stamford Bridge from the player's agents for their game against Wolves, was already apparent.
The uneasy situation erupted when Garnacho was left out of the Europa League final starting line-up, prompting a critical social media post from his brother Roberto and then a post-match interview from the player, who questioned why he had been omitted by Amorim.
The United coach's response was to tell Garnacho to find another club.
Liverpool are among a host of top clubs tracking Ajax's teenage Dutch defender Aaron Bouwman, 18. (Teamtalk), external
Meanwhile, Andre Onana, who is close to a loan move to Trabzonspor, turned down offers from a number of clubs - including Monaco - in the summer as the 29-year-old was told he would be Ruben Amorim's first choice this season. (The i Paper - subscription required), external.
Brazil midfielder Casemiro, 33, had been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia but United could keep him until his contract expires next summer as he has become an important part of Amorim's team. (Caught Offside), external
Finally, United and Netherlands left-back Tyrell Malacia, 26, could be set for a season-long loan at Turkish Super Lig side Eyupspor. (Sun), external
Most shots taken, fewest shots conceded - surprising United statspublished at 12:44 BST 10 September
12:44 BST 10 September
Chris Collinson BBC Sport statistician
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With just two Premier League wins since the start of April, it seems only a fool would say that Manchester United have been improving under Ruben Amorim…and yet that's exactly what the stats suggest.
While only Tottenham have taken fewer points in their past 10 games, United's underlying numbers suggest their performances have deserved more and, if anything, it's the players who have underperformed more than Amorim and his much-maligned formation.
We have even excluded penalties to show how good United have been at creating and restricting chances themselves, rather than relying on opposition clumsiness or shirt-pulling like they did to score the winner against Burnley.
As you can see, United have taken the most shots in the Premier League in the past 10 games, while only rivals Manchester City - Sunday's opponents - have faced fewer among the 17 sides ever-present during the time frame.
The big problem has been scoring and saving them.
While it is worth mentioning that those 10 games include 65 minutes against 10-man Bournemouth and Aston Villa, it is not a given that teams easily dominate games when an opponent has a man sent off.
Only six sides have been more dominant than United in their past 10 Premier League games and if they'd been as efficient as other teams, United would have around double the points than the paltry eight they have actually managed.
'A welcome headache' - when is Sesko going to start matches?published at 09:15 BST 10 September
09:15 BST 10 September
Alex Turk Fan writer
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Ruben Amorim is no stranger to facing problems at Manchester United. He has seldom enjoyed a week without one since arriving in November.
Now, a dilemma is brewing before Sunday's derby at Manchester City. However, on this occasion, it is a positive one in an area of the pitch that was the source of plenty of pain last season.
When is Benjamin Sesko going to start matches? It is a fair question on the everlasting carousel of many queries among United fans.
He has arrived as one of Europe's hottest young strikers in a £74m transfer. Yet, the 22-year-old's only start in four games came at League Two club - and Carabao Cup conquerors - Grimsby Town.
While Amorim insists he is carefully managing Sesko's adaption to English football, there is another prominent reason for his bit-part role thus far.
Mason Mount is currently enjoying his best run of form and fitness since his £55m switch from Chelsea in 2023.
Amorim loves the 26-year-old, who suits the demands required to operate in a 3-4-3 system, as he did under Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge.
Mount's first two years in Manchester have been plagued by injury woes, but brighter days could be here.
Along with Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, he makes up the Portuguese coach's first-choice front three, which Sesko is battling to breach.
Who starts against City is anyone's guess and is likely to depend on Mount's fitness after his precautionary half-time substitution in the 3-2 win over Burnley.
The answer could be both, should Cunha miss out with a minor hamstring issue.
But after spending the first several months of his reign watching United - Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony et al - struggle to conjure up 40 Premier League goals, it is proof there is such thing as a welcome headache.
Gossip: Man Utd face competition for Sporting's Debastpublished at 07:21 BST 10 September
07:21 BST 10 September
Manchester United have set their sights on signing Belgium centre-back Zeno Debast, 21, in January from manager Ruben Amorim's former club Sporting but Arsenal and Aston Villa are among the other sides interested. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
United and England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 20, may seek to resurrect a loan move to Napoli in January if he does not get more game-time at Old Trafford. (ESPN), external
United are hoping goalkeeper Andre Onana can perform well on loan at Trabzonspor this season so they can sell the 29-year-old Cameroon international for a sizeable fee next summer. (Football Insider), external
Finally, United's 21-year-old English winger Sam Mather might leave for a club in Turkey before their transfer window closes either on loan or permanently. (Manchester Evening News), external
Van Gaal 'streets ahead' of any manager tactically - Rooneypublished at 16:45 BST 9 September
16:45 BST 9 September
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Former Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney says Louis van Gaal was the best manager he worked under from a tactical perspective.
United's all-time top goalscorer played under the likes of David Moyes, Jose Mourinho and of course Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Dutch coach tops the list.
"The best I've worked with was Louis van Gaal," Rooney told the Wayne Rooney show. "That might sound strange, Alex Ferguson knew exactly what he was doing and was a genius at what he'd done, but in terms of tactically, Louis van Gaal was streets ahead of anyone I've ever worked with.
"I'm talking tactically. I used to just watch him, take everything in and watch how he prepared the team, how he set the team up defensively. The only one thing was you lost that little bit of freedom when you're attacking. But Van Gaal was incredible. His attention to detail - his training sessions were quite boring at times - every player knew exactly what we were doing. It was tough as an attacking player, but I think defensively how we set up, it was so good."
How good is Lammens with his feet - and could he start against City?published at 11:48 BST 9 September
11:48 BST 9 September
Watch BBC Football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan break down new Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens' ability to play with his feet below.
"Lammens is a safe passer over short distances," he told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
"He can use both feet. In the Belgian Pro League whenever he has been pressed with more pressure he's gone long.
"From his right foot to the left wing he's a decently accurate long passer. Other than that he usually hits general balls."
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Umir Irfan on how good Senne Lammens is with his feet
Below, BBC Sport's chief football reporter Simon Stone tells the Monday Night Club Manchester United's rationale for signing Lammens over Emiliano Martinez and discusses whether the new addition will start in Sunday's Manchester derby.
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Simon Stone on Senne Lammens - could he start vs Manchester City?
'We are not robots' - Carrollpublished at 10:39 BST 9 September
10:39 BST 9 September
Simon Stone Manchester United reporter
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David De Gea, Edwin Van der Sar and Peter Schmeichel are widely acknowledged as United's modern-day great goalkeepers.
Yet there were others in between who helped the club win Premier League titles.
Mark Bosnich and Raimond van der Gouw featured in 37 of the 38 games in the 1999-2000 championship-winning campaign. World Cup winner Fabian Barthez was in goal for 30 matches of the 2000-01 title triumph. He did the same in 2002-03, when Roy Carroll played 10 times.
The Northern Irishman, who is currently working as an academy coach in Saudi Arabia, has first-hand experience of what it takes to be a goalkeeper at United.
"It's not easy playing for Manchester United at the moment, but it was hard back then because everyone was expecting the new Peter Schmeichel." Carroll said.
"Even then, if you made a mistake, it was big news. You had to be mentally strong and that is still the case.
"But we are not robots; we are all human beings. It is not so much what you do on the pitch as what you do off it."
Carroll knows the impact one moment as a United player can have.
He won a league title for the club and came on as a substitute in the 2004 FA Cup final victory over Millwall. He made 72 United appearances in total as part of a career than spanned nearly 500 senior games for 11 clubs across five countries.
Yet mention his name and the chances are the Pedro Mendes shot he dropped over the goalline and scooped to safety before the assistant referee had noticed is the moment that springs to mind.
"I made a big mistake against Spurs and that is what people talk about," he said.
"I take it. I laugh about it. At the time, I wasn't laughing because I was upset, but as you get older you get more relaxed."
Carroll is wary of pushing the mental toughness message too far because he knows repeating the message and adopting it are very different.
He talks openly about the depression - injury-related rather than down to mistakes - he suffered during his career, which is why he talks about off-field support, not just for United goalkeepers.
"Nobody taught me how to control the mental side," he said. "All I was bought to do was be a goalkeeper - train every day, play every weekend.
"I played in all the English leagues and, no matter if you are at the bottom or the top, you have to be mentally strong.
"You can be the best keeper in the world but, once you lose the mental side of it, it can break you, like it did with me for quite a while.
"That's why I try to help the young goalkeepers because the pressure now is a lot more intense."
'Structure has not allowed Onana to be the goalkeeper he was bought to be'published at 08:51 BST 9 September
08:51 BST 9 September
Watch BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone and The Observer's Rory Smith discuss and analyse Andre Onana's Manchester United career as the goalkeeper nears a loan move to Turkish side Trabzonspor.
Onana loan move a 'big risk' published at 08:46 BST 9 September
08:46 BST 9 September
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Andre Onana is set to join Turkish side Trabzonspor on loan and the host of BBC Radio Manchester's The Devils' Advocate podcast Gaz Drinkwater believes the 29-year-old will be missed, despite being one of Manchester United's "worst ever number one goalkeepers".
"It's a big risk," said Drinkwater. "Andre Onana talks really well, particularly after games and particularly after games when he's made a mistake.
"He has the sense of self-belief where I don't think he's ever going to doubt himself, which probably explains why he turned up to Carrington [the club's training ground] demanding a new contract and a pay rise after United's worst ever season.
"The dressing room will miss that slightly, as well as having an experienced man in the Premier League between the sticks.
"But I'm the first to say that Andre Onana has been one of Manchester United's worst ever number one goalkeepers. I'm not talking back-ups here - I mean number ones. The amount of mistakes he made basically got us knocked out of the Champions League a couple of seasons ago, while last season he was throwing them in his own net at times, but he has had periods where he's been relatively solid.
"He was brought in for his distribution which I never I saw from him so, I understand why Manchester United have gone in a different direction."
Lammens will need 'rhino skin' like De Gea to succeed - Jonespublished at 17:55 BST 8 September
17:55 BST 8 September
Simon Stone Manchester United reporter
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Manchester United's explanation for choosing Senne Lammens over Aston Villa's World Cup winner Emi Martinez on transfer deadline day is that they wanted someone who will be able to play a central role in their team in three or four years' time, when they hope to be challenging for major honours again.
This theory is solid.
What it ignores is the swirl of noise that gathers when any United keeper makes a mistake.
"To be the number one at United you need to have rhino skin," said Phil Jones, who made 229 appearances in 12 seasons at the club, mostly in defence.
During Jones' time at the club, seven goalkeepers featured in the Premier League - Ben Amos, Anders Lindegaard, David de Gea, Victor Valdes, Sergio Romero, Joel Pereira and Dean Henderson.
"The Manchester United shirt is a heavy one to wear," he said.
"What is absolutely paramount is that the goalkeeper is calm and can deal with certain situations. He needs to be commanding and not be flapping at crosses.
"If a goalkeeper makes a mistake, it becomes infectious very quickly and spreads through the defensive unit. If a goalkeeper made a mistake, it was almost like you couldn't get it out of your system until the next game."
That is why Jones feels De Gea - the goalkeeper he played most often with - turned out to be so good, even if he had a tough start before eventually going on to win four club player of the year awards.
"When I say rhino skin, he had it," said Jones.
"It is ruthless in a way but he almost had this ability not to care. He was quite blase about the errors he made, even in training sometimes. But when you needed him he was there."
🎧 It's derby weekpublished at 17:13 BST 8 September
17:13 BST 8 September
BBC Radio Manchester have dropped the latest episode of The Devils' Advocate podcast and this week, they're previewing Sunday's 197th Manchester derby.
Co-hosts Gaz Drinkwater and Joe McGrath discuss goalkeeping options given Andre Onana's anticipated loan to Trabzonspor and what to expect at Etihad Stadium this weekend.
'Definitely the right call' to let Onana leave - but is Lammens ready for derby?published at 12:44 BST 8 September
12:44 BST 8 September
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We asked for your views on keeper Andre Onana being set to leave Manchester United on loan - and we also wanted to know who you think should start in goal against Manchester City on Sunday.
Here are some of your comments:
Paul: I'm surprised Onana lasted so long. He's made countless mistakes from day one but was still first choice contrary to what every fan and pundit thought should happen. Senne Lammens should start and show why he was chosen ahead of Emi Martinez, and hopefully cement the position to be our future number one. This should then create the basis for a secure defence that is sorely lacking at the moment.
James: Definitely the right call to let Onana leave. He hasn't looked close to being good enough for the Premier League. Hopefully he plays well in Turkey and a permanent deal can be done next summer.
Mark: Onana looked a good keeper at Inter Milan. However, he has failed in two seasons to adapt to the Premier League so it is time to let him continue his career elsewhere. Tom Heaton should start against City, and let Lammens settle for a few weeks training with his new team-mates.
Alistair: If it wasn't such a big match on Sunday, Lammens would have been my choice. But, it might be better if he played a couple of reserve games before being put in the first team. Altay Bayindir should probably start the City game.
Matthew: Lammens should start the derby. He is not in the Belgium squad so he will have had a couple of weeks at Carrington to settle in. It is not like we have any cup games to ease him in anyway, and we know Bayindir is a liability.
Mark: Potentially disastrous is how I would describe our goalkeeping woes. I'm really not convinced about any of them, but if you keep swapping the starting keeper every game it just breeds lack of confidence. We have to choose one and stick by them. I'm very worried.
What went wrong for Onana?published at 12:41 BST 8 September
12:41 BST 8 September
Simon Stone Manchester United reporter
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Sources close to Andre Onana have said he was brought to Manchester United because of his ability to play close passes - and ended up having to go long.
Part of the reason for that was what happened on his Old Trafford debut, when he came well out of his area during a pre-season friendly against Lens and played a pass to Diogo Dalot, who then gave the ball away. Onana was chipped from 50 yards.
Erik ten Hag, who had also worked with Onana at Ajax, axed David de Gea to bring him in, but the change in tactics reduced the new goalkeeper's effectiveness and the regular mistakes that followed undermined confidence in Onana among supporters.
Ten Hag, and then Ruben Amorim, kept picking him, but a clear sign that support internally was ebbing away followed the Europa League trip to Lyon in April.
In the build-up, Onana said he felt United should get through because they were "way better" than the French club.
The comment itself seemed innocuous. However, former United midfielder - and a close friend of De Gea - Nemanja Matic seized on it in the pre-match news conference, labelling Onana "one of the worst goalkeepers in the club's history".
It felt like a deliberate attempt to point score on behalf of a friend while heaping pressure on Onana at the same time. The tactic worked. Onana made two mistakes as the first leg finished 2-2.
Amorim gave Altay Bayindir his Premier League debut in the game that followed at Newcastle and, while Onana did appear to end the season as first choice given he started both legs of the Europa League semi-final and the final, the previous faith in him from the coaching side - Ten Hag delayed his call-up to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2024 so long that the only game he missed was the FA Cup win at Newport County - had reduced.
Bayindir started the final league game of last term and then, even though Onana had recovered from the hamstring injury he suffered right at the start of pre-season, kept his place for the first three matches of this campaign.
Onana's only outing has come in the Carabao Cup defeat at League Two Grimsby Town, when he was at fault for their second goal.
Evidently, Amorim felt he needed a new goalkeeper - and Onana is the one he has decided he is willing to do without.
Altay Bayindir had stepped into the role of number one, but he has also not convinced, and United moved on deadline day to sign Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp.
Tom Heaton is the fourth senior goalkeeper in the United ranks.
Onana was signed from Inter Milan for £47.2m in 2023, with then United boss Erik ten Hag keen to be reunited with a goalkeeper he first worked with at Ajax.
However, he has rarely looked comfortable and was dropped for the Premier League defeat at Newcastle in April after a series of mistakes.
United's first game after the international break is the Manchester derby against City at Etihad Stadium on Sunday - so Ruben Amorim has a big decision to make about who starts.
Do you think it is the right call to let Onana leave? How do you assess his time at Old Trafford? And assuming the deal goes through, who do you want to start in goal at the Etihad?
'I've always looked up to him' - Rooney responds to Owen claimspublished at 09:18 BST 8 September
09:18 BST 8 September
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Wayne Rooney responds to recent online comments from former Manchester United and England team-mate Michael Owen about which striker was a more prodigious talent as a teenager.
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