Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand believes Andre Onana is the only player to have “emerged with some credit” from the defeat to Tottenham.
United slumped to their second 3-0 defeat of the season at Old Trafford as Spurs ran riot to pile the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
Brennan Johnson gave the visitors the lead inside the opening five minutes before Bruno Fernandes was sent off before half-time, with Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke adding to United’s misery with second-half goals.
Ona United’s best player against Tottenham?
It was another woeful performance from United, who sit in 12th place with minus three goals after six games and just two wins to their name.
The pressure would have gone up a notch on Erik ten Hag after one of United’s worst displays in a long time and the Red Devils don’t seem to have improved last season, so it’s arguable they’ve gotten worse.
Truth be told, Spurs could have scored five or six goals with Timo Werner guilty of missing a couple of very good chances, which in the end didn’t matter.
Spurs deserve praise for their performance, but much of the focus will be on United and Ten Hag, with the Dutchman facing a huge task to stop the rot and get United back on track.
United’s players performed poorly throughout, but Ferdinand believes Onana is the only one who can leave with his head held high.
“You know who I have to give a shout out to, who had a lot of stick last season? Onana,” he said on his YouTube channel Presents Rio Ferdinand.
“Without him, today there are six or seven. Onana has been good this season, he has stepped up, he has made great saves.
“Yeah, there’s been the odd thing here (and there), but he’s been what you want to see. What I expected to see from Ona is what I’m seeing this season.
“He’s the only one today that comes out of the game with any kind of credit, any kind of upside.
“He can leave with his head held high. He won’t because he’ll be sitting there hurting, he conceded three goals. But he wasn’t at fault for any goals, he kept us in the game.”
It doesn’t get any easier for United and they face two tough away games next week with Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the Premier League, with Ten Hag desperate for some positive results.
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