The Andre Onana problem: Man Utd were right to axe David de Gea - but ex-Inter goalkeeper is clearly not an upgrade

Andre Onana's £47 million ($57m) summer move to Manchester United from Inter felt like a big moment for Erik ten Hag. It was the first time since the Sir Alex Ferguson-era that the Red Devils had signed a player considered to be the best in the world in his position, and they reportedly beat a number of other top clubs to his signature.

United won the Carabao Cup and finished third in the Premier League during Ten Hag's encouraging debut season, but it was patently clear by the end of it that De Gea's time at Old Trafford was up. The manager made the ruthless call to let him go, and Onana looked like the ideal replacement - the final piece in the puzzle for a team eyeing a potential title charge.

But just three months into the Cameroon goalkeeper's United career, he has proven to be every bit as calamitous between the sticks as his predecessor. Onana has conceded 18 goals in the Red Devils' first 10 matches in all competitions this term, and they've lost six of them.

Ten Hag's side have fallen to 10th in the Premier League, and after a shocking 3-2 home defeat to Galatasaray in the Champions League, they have an uphill task ahead of them to reach the knockout stages in Europe. No matter the standard of the opposition, United are being cut open at will, and Onana is simply not doing enough as the last line of defence.