Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim could break 69-match streak with Andre Onana decision

Ruben Amorim is weighing up from his side to play on Sunday. had in in the on Thursday and has found himself in the firing line for the trip to St James’ Park this weekend.

The Cameroon international has been relatively unchallenged as United’s number one goalkeeper ever since signing from Inter Milan for £43.8million plus £3.4m in add-ons in July 2023. He has made 94 appearances for the club, with Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton the other options at Amorim’s disposal.

Onana has, in fact, started 69 successive matches, yet his place is reportedly now under threat, with Amorim giving serious thought to starting Bayindir instead. The Turkish goalkeeper has only made seven appearances for United since his £4.3m move from Fenerbahce in September 2023 – and none of those have been in the league.

Speaking after the Lyon draw, of Onana. He said: “When one player makes a mistake, all the team makes a mistake so we continue like this.”

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And asked whether he would take Onana out of the firing line, Amorim added: “No, we continue to do the same thing. We train, watch the games and we choose the best XI for each match.”

The build-up to the Lyon game saw Nemanja Matic claim that Onana was . Since Onana joined United, he has made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League than any other goalkeeper – and it seems it could finally lead to action after he allowed Thiago Almada’s inswinging free-kick into his net and split Georges Mikautadze’s shot to allow Rayan Cherki to score the rebound for Lyon.

“We have to face Newcastle with a team that can be competitive to win the game,” Amorim said. “Sometimes winning games is the best way of preparing for the next one. Of course, I am going to be careful with some players but again we need to be competitive."

Former United assistant manager Mike Phelan has sympathy for Amorim, who has a big call to make either way. “That’s the biggest decision as a manager you have to make,” Phelan told . “I know one great manager who made a huge decision in a cup final one year for Manchester United.

“It’s a decision you have to look at. Is there a number two goalkeeper at United capable of taking the role for the rest of the season? You can’t keep covering up those mistakes.”

United head into the Newcastle game sitting 13th in the Premier League with seven games remaining. Amorim has won just 12 of his 31 games in all competitions as United boss and needs a strong finish, especially in the Europa League, where European qualification for next season can still be achieved.

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