CRAZY HERO: Unai Emery admits Andre Onana plays important role when helping Man Utd win as Cameroon star created a OUTSTANDING performance with EIGHT saves against Aston Villa

You can be proud of Andre Onana for how well he played in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa this Sunday.

There were eight saves made by the Manchester United goalie during the game to stop home team threats.

Analysis: Aston Villa 1-2 Manchester United - Onana proves his worth - BBC  Sport

Take a look at the most important ones below; they were all taken at important times in the game.Right after Man United scored the first goal, he made a great block to stop a Villa chance.

He saved another one right away, and it was only a minute later.

Statman Dave on X: "Andre Onana's game by numbers vs. Aston Villa: 55  touches 25/37 passes completed 8 saves 5 saves from shots inside the box  4/4 sweeper keepers Huge performance. 🦾 https://t.co/h1ozL8TGLG" / X

When the halftime break came, Onana stepped up again to stop Watkins, who were also not finishing well enough.

Because Onana always makes saves, he should have kept a clean sheet in this game. He’s been criticised for that.He should not have let Douglas Luiz score because he blocked the first shot but couldn’t stop Villa’s second try seconds later.I thought Andre Onana deserved to keep a clean sheet because he made so many tough saves. Onana is the only reason why Man United won in the end.

Even Unai Emery, the manager of Villa, who had talked about Onana before the game, reluctantly told reporters after the game, as reported by the BBC, “We deserved more.””I think we thought through how we could feel strong, take charge of the game, and win the match, and I think we did that.”It wasn’t clinical today. Their custodian, Onana, made some great stops, and they scored a lot of goals.”We had to start over, and we’re mad, but we have to keep a positive attitude.”

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Unai Emery’s team controlled their opponents, taking 23 shots, 10 of which hit the goal, but only scoring one. Coach Unai Emery said after the game that Andre Onana’s great play helped MU get three important points.United beat Aston Villa, and Andre Onana played one of his best games of the season.

The goalie was always alert, quick off his line, and had good control of his box. He made several saves that helped Manchester United win the game.When United signed Onana from Inter Milan last summer, fans were hoping he would play like this.