Manchester United have made a huge mistake with Andre Onana as David de Gea was far better, says Chris Sutton on It’s All Kicking Off… and he fears the £43m keeper’s jitters are putting pressure on the whole team

• Onana was at fault for a goal once again during Saturday’s win over Brentford
• United’s £43m summer signing is struggling to settle in at Old Trafford
• Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’ 

Chris Sutton believes Manchester United have blundered by signing goalkeeper Andre Onana and would have been far better off sticking with David de Gea.

Speaking on Mail Sport’s It’s All Kicking Off podcast, Sutton claimed £43million summer arrival Onana is putting pressure on the entire United team after making a string of high-profile errors.

The Cameroon International was at fault again on Saturday when he allowed Mathias Jensen’s strike past him as Brentford took the lead at Old Trafford.

United came back to win thanks to two Scott McTominay goals deep into stoppage time to give beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag some valuable breathing space.

Sutton fears Ten Hag can’t drop Onana because United’s back-up keeper, the summer arrival Altay Bayindir, is a complete unknown.

Andre Onana blundered again in Manchester United’s win over Brentford on Saturday

The £43million goalkeeper should have done better with Mathias Jensen’s opening goal

Ian Ladyman (left) and Chris Sutton (right) discussed Onana on the It’s All Kicking Off podcast

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‘In truth, I had to look his name up,’ admitted Sutton on Monday’s show.

‘We have had this great debate about Arsenal having two excellent goalkeepers. I think Onana is OK with his feet but you have eventually got to use your hands and I don’t think he’s good enough.

‘When you watch Match of the Day, people like to strip goals back and say ‘there was a mistake in midfield, a misplaced pass, [Victor] Lindelof could have done better…’

‘The bottom line is, over the years, Manchester United have had great goalkeeper – Peter Schmeichel, even David de Gea.

‘De Gea was a far better goalkeeper than Onana but if Onana just does his job – and it wasn’t a difficult save to make – then there’s not an issue.

‘I think he is bringing increased pressure on the whole team and the truth is he is not good enough for Manchester United and they have made a major rick [mistake] getting him in.’

Mail Sport’s football editor Ian Ladyman referenced Schmeichel’s comments after Saturday’s game about Onana feeling the pressure at Old Trafford.

Sutton believes David de Gea is a more assured goalkeeper and United have made a mistake

Two Scott McTominay goals in injury times relieved some of the pressure on Erik ten Hag

‘I think a lot of that [Onana’s mistakes] is pressure,’ said Schmeichel. ‘I spoke to him after Bayern. I spoke to him after Galatasaray as well and he was very down on the mistakes he made.

‘I’m trying to speak to him about what it’s like being at Manchester United and why whatever [mistakes] you’ve made, you have to put it in a box and put it to the side. If you make a mistake in the game, it might be a mistake we can see, it might be a mistake that we don’t see.

‘But you wait to think about it and analyse it after the game or at night or whatever. You have to be there for the next moment. If you’re not, you’ll make the next mistake. 

‘And now he’s upset the whole team. They will now not trust him even more, and my god, it’s not good.’ 

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