Andre Onana Appears To Aim Dig at Man Utd Team-Mates After Pep Guardiola Comments

Andre Onana has appeared to aim a veiled dig towards his former Manchester United team-mates as he continues to excel on loan at Turkish side Trabzonspor.

Onana sealed a temporary move to the Turkish Super Lig this summer after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim.

The Cameroon international did not play in any of United's opening three Premier League games of the season, with Altay Bayindir preferred instead.

Bayindir has himself since been displaced by new signing Senne Lammens, with Amorim's side having won all three of their Premier League matches since the 23-year-old made his debut for the club.

Onana, meanwhile, is continuing to re-find some of the form that convinced United to spend £50 million to sign him from Inter Milan in 2023.

One of his key strengths was in his distribution - an area of his game which was notably criticised throughout much of his time at Old Trafford.

But Onana picked up an assist in Trabzonspor's 1-1 draw with Gaziantep in September.

He also made seven saves in his new side's 4-0 victory over Kayserispor earlier this month.

In an interview with Turkish outlet Sporx (via Sport Witness), Onana explained how he developed his distribution over the years, and referenced comments made by former Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola before his side's Champions League final clash against Inter in 2023.

Guardiola described Onana as an 'exceptional' distributor of the ball, stating: "[He] makes it really difficult to deploy a high press against. You cannot press the goalkeeper properly ... for the way they play, with the high press, Onana is an exceptional goalkeeper to take the position to build up."

But Onana's response to those comments has been construed by some fans as a potential dig at his team-mates at United in the context of his struggles at Old Trafford.

"As I always say," he began. "Most of the time, it's my team-mates who give me the options when I'm building up the game. If they help me, the work looks much better.

"If I have to create a play, I analyse it first. Are the opponents pressing? Are they pressing with their wingers? Are they pressing with their strikers? Or are their centre-backs coming forward?

"These are the things I need to see when I have the ball. I watch how the opponents are moving and then I look at the options, and make my decision."