Onana receives support and advice from club icon during difficult times

Onana is under scrutiny due to some mistakes in recent matches and, according to English media, also didn’t look good against Brentford. 'The Onana from his time at Inter and Ajax wouldn’t have let that ball go,' is one of the comments being made. Despite the early deficit, Man Utd eventually won 2-1 at Old Trafford. See the conceded goal below.

Schmeichel, through his work as an analyst, is still often found on the field and he took that opportunity to give Onana advice. 'I spoke to him after the match against Bayern Munich and against Galatasaray,' the Dane refers to the matches in the Champions League group stage that were both lost.

'A large part of his mistakes stems from pressure,' Schmeichel thinks, speaking to Premier League Productions. 'He was very disappointed after his errors and I tried to tell him that he needs to lock thoughts of those mistakes in a vault during the match. You have to wait and only think about them after the match. You have to be there for the next moment. If you can't do that, you make a second mistake and, as happened now, you make the whole team angry. The players lose confidence in him, and that's not good.'

Onana will have time during the international break to gather his thoughts. After that, he will have to get back to work with Man Utd. First in an away match against Sheffield United. Subsequently, with FC Copenhagen (Champions League), Manchester City (Premier League), and Newcastle United (League Cup), there are three important tasks on the schedule.