Erik ten Hag paid £47million to Inter Milan for Onana as his David De Gea alternative to sign a brand new approach of enjoying out from the again, however the Dutch boss won't have been impressed with the objective - having already instructed the stopper that his primary precedence ought to be holding the ball out of his internet.

"Most important, always for a keeper, is clean sheets and he's not doing that on his own," Ten Hag mentioned upon Onana's arrival. "Therefore, you need a very good defensive organisation, [it's] quite clear. But also the capabilities of a keeper is [about] keeping the goal clean. So this is the first criterion of a good goalkeeper.

"But, these days, soccer additionally calls for good enjoying from the again, out-playing qualities, and that could be a high quality Andre has. You want each and it's good to cowl each areas. So yeah, we're completely happy, after all.

"I think with his physical presence and also with his personality, he is so keen on winning. He's so, so eager to win trophies and he will help the team and he will help the squad to get to higher levels."