Zirkzee Defends Onana Over Criticism Following Europa League Draw

Joshua Zirkzee has hit out at what he called the ridiculous criticism of Andre Onana following the Manchester United goalkeepers costly errors in their 2-2 Europa League quarter-final draw with Lyon.

Onana was responsible for both of Lyons goals as United were held to a draw in the first leg of the tie at the Groupama Stadium in France on Thursday.

The lead-up to the match had been dominated by a public spat between Onana and Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic. Onanas claim that United were way better than Lyon prompted Matic, a former Manchester United player, to label the goalkeeper one of the worst goalkeepers in the club's history.

Onana's performance did little to dispel Matic's jibe. He conceded from Thiago Almada's free-kick and then fumbled Georges Mikautadze's shot, which rebounded into the path of Rayan Cherki to score Lyons stoppage-time equaliser.

After the match, United manager Ruben Amorim remarked, "One player makes a mistake, the whole team makes a mistake," when asked about Onanas performance. When Zirkzee was asked if he shared this sentiment, the substitute who had put United ahead with an 88th-minute goal said, "One hundred percent. We're one team, so we're not going to single anyone out for making mistakes. That's ridiculous."