Newcastle United Vs Manchester United Preview: Still Rely On Andre Onana

Newcastle United's match against Manchester United. (Twitter @NUFC)

JAKARTA - Goalkeeper Andre Onana is still the mainstay of Manchester United when he visited Newcastle United's headquarters in the Premier League England competition, Sunday, December 3 in the morning WIB. Manager Erik ten Hag is not worried that Onana will blunder again in a duel at St James' Park Stadium.

Onana, not the Galatasaray camp, saved MU's victory in the Champions League. After winning 3-1, Onana even made a blunder that forced Galatasaray to draw 3-3.

If they win, MU will be the last 16 plate. However, with that draw, MU must win in the last match at home to Bayern Munich.

Marcus Rashford et al are also still dependent on the results of the FC Copenhagen match against Galatasaray.

Ten Hag refused to blame Onana. Even the Cameroonian national team goalkeeper who was brought in from Inter Milan received praise as the second best goalkeeper in the Premier League.

"If you make an analysis, you can see that he is actually the second best goalkeeper based on statistics. In defending the goal, he is the second best in the Premier League," said Ten Hag.

This is what makes Ten Hag still believe that Onana is the most suitable for being MU's mainstay under the bar.

Meanwhile, the defender quartet has not changed. Ten Hag defended Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw who escorted Onana in the match against Galatasaray.

It seems that Rapael Varane defenders are no longer needed. Despite playing an important role with Lisandro Martinez last season, Varane has now been eliminated. Moreover, Martinez is more often injured.

Meanwhile, Newcastle showed a good performance when they beat Arsenal 1-0 and then slaughtered Chelsea 4-1 in domestic competitions.

They also almost humiliated Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Superior first, PSG finally equalized the score 1-1 through Kylian Mbappe's penalty.

Newcastle has indeed become a new force. Last season in the home game, The Magpies successfully beat MU 2-0.

While in the Carabao Cup match at Manchester United at Old Trafford, NU also beat The Red Devils 3-0. This makes Newcastle still counted and has the opportunity to overthrow MU.

However, Newcastle could not field the best squad. Many injured players are part of the team pillar such as Joe Willock, Elliot Anderson and Callum Wilson.

However, NU remains the seed. If they win, the host will shift MU in the standings.

On the other hand, if MU is able to maintain consistency and Onana can be clean sheet, Ten Hag's troops have the opportunity to steal points.

Forecastle United's Lineup (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Lasceles, Livramento; Joelinton, Guimaraes, Miley; Almiron, Isak, Gordon

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Mainoo; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund