Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana found himself under scrutiny once again after gifting Viktoria Plzen a goal during their Europa League clash on Thursday night. Just two minutes into the second half, Onana attempted to play out from the back, but his pass was intercepted by an opposing forward, leading to Pavel Sulc setting up Matej Vydra for a close-range opener.

This blunder marked a nightmare start to the second half for Ruben Amorim’s side, who were looking to rebound from consecutive defeats against Nottingham Forest and Arsenal. Speaking on TNT Sports, Robbie Savage criticized Onana’s decision-making: “The pass is not on. Look at the press. Onana trying to play out, it is a terrible pass… Vydra was not going to miss from there, but that is about individuals making the correct decisions.”

Fortunately for United and Onana, the team equalized shortly after, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring from close range. However, this incident came just five days after Onana faced criticism for his performance in a 3-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest, where he also made key errors.

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In that match, Onana allowed a long-range shot from Morgan Gibbs-White to slip past him, an error highlighted by pundit Jamie Redknapp as pivotal to the game. Despite Bruno Fernandes pulling one back for United, they were unable to equalize, ultimately falling to another defeat.

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During halftime of the Plzen match, Owen Hargreaves noted that Amorim would likely be “furious” with the team’s first-half performance, saying, “They have dominated possession but not created anything really.” Karen Carney echoed this sentiment, expressing disappointment in the team’s intensity and decision-making, particularly mentioning Joshua Zirkzee’s lack of impact.

As United prepares for their upcoming matches, Onana’s form and the overall team performance will be under close observation.