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Onana drops two howlers to hand Lyon an undeserved draw

Onana’s wayward parry gave Cherki a tap-in equaliser

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Lyon vs Manchester United LIVE

Andre Onana took centre stage in Manchester United’s 2-2 draw away at Lyon, the under-pressure goalkeeper making major errors to gift Lyon a pair of crucial goals. The keeper had been under heavy scrutiny ahead of the match after Lyon’s Nemanja Matic had described him as ‘one of the worst goalkeepers in United’s history,’ and he did little to redeem himself.

Thiago Almada opened the scoring completely accidentally as he swung a free-kick cross into Onana’s box, and he could only offer a weak attempt at a parry as no man took a touch and the shot ricocheted into the top corner. The goal was admittedly against the run of play, as United had missed earlier chances through Rasmus Hojlund and Casemiro, but it would be Leny Yoro coming to the visitors’ rescue with a sharp header moments before half-time. Joshua Zirkzee would put the visitors in front with 88 minutes on the clock, also heading home from captain Bruno Fernandes’ deft cross, but his late heroics would be brutally cancelled out as Onana stumbled again.

With just seconds remaining in the five added minutes, he spilled a shot from Georges Mikautadze directly into the path of the oncoming Rayan Cherki, who is not one to miss from such close range, tapping in to bring Lyon level heading into the second leg. Few tipped United for a win at the Groupama Stadium, but to come so close and be so cruelly denied will be a crushing blow. There is proof of concept, though, as United were more than equal to a theoretically superior Lyon side, who will have it all to do in the second leg at Old Trafford.