Manchester United Manager Ruben Amorim Backs Andre Onana Despite Lyon Howler

Ruben Amorim defended Andre Onana and said mistakes 'can happen' after the Manchester United goalkeeper committed a pair of errors in Thursday's 2-2 draw at Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final .

Onana landed himself in a war of words before the match with Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic , which prompted the former United player to call the goalkeeper 'one of the worst' in the history of the club.

Booed by Lyon supporters each time he touched the ball, Onana made a weak effort to save Thiago Almada's free-kick which gave the hosts the lead.

After goals from Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee turned the game in United's favour, another error from Onana allowed Rayan Cherki to equalise with the last touch of the match.

'It can happen. If you play football, and we play a lot of games, you can make mistakes,' said United manager Amorim. 'There is nothing I can say to Andre in this moment that will help.'