Now, Manchester United is on the brink of being eliminated from the Champions League, while Onana has become the target of criticism from the outside world.

But I have to ask, is the current situation for Manchester United a fault of only one player, Onana? To be honest, Manchester United's defense is a mess, and it's entirely the head coach's fault.

This summer, Onana joined Manchester United from Inter Milan for a transfer fee of £ 47.2 million, replacing De Gea as the main goalkeeper for the Red Devils. But now, this Cameroon international is facing a low point. In the 3-3 away game against Galatasaray against Manchester United this week, Chieh scored two free kicks directly, both of which were related to the mistake made by Onana. In the end, the Red Devils paid a high price for this.

In the fourth round of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United faced Copenhagen. Onana saved Larson's penalty in the final moments of the game, helping the Red Devils to secure their first Champions League victory of the season. For Onana, this should have been a moment of redemption, as he made numerous mistakes in the first round of the Champions League when Manchester United lost 3-4 away to Bayern Munich. However, after experiencing the nightmare of playing away against Galatasaray, everything returned to the starting point.

After the game, Manchester United coach Tenghag defended Onana, stating that the team wanted to win and lose together. However, these are all empty words. One major reason why Manchester United has performed so poorly this season is that they are not as united and cooperative as a team.

The first goal conceded in Manchester United's 3-3 Galatasaray match shows how abnormal Tenghag's team is now. Manchester United overloaded the players in their attack, and B Fei, McTomina, Ganajo, Anthony, and Hoyron raided the opponent's penalty area together. When the opponent regained possession of the ball, B Fei had to charge from one end of the field to the other. Then, he fouled Icardi at the edge of Manchester United's penalty area, giving the opponent a free kick, and ultimately Zieh scored a goal. After conceding the ball, B Fei turned around and shouted loudly at McTomina to express his dissatisfaction because the latter did not run back to defend. If Manchester United can be more disciplined and the team can retreat as a whole, the opponent's counterattack may be stifled in the cradle and they won't concede the ball.

All "ifs" and "buts" can happen because Manchester United's way of playing is very common this season. When attacking, Manchester United allowed many players to overwhelm and lose the ball, allowing opponents to quickly break through and gain attacking space. They took advantage of the Red Devils' lack of defensive personnel in the backcourt to create opportunities and score goals, which is why Manchester United conceded 14 goals in 5 Champions League matches.

Manchester United scored 9 goals in three away matches, which is a remarkable achievement. They are the team with the highest number of away goals in the group stage, but due to conceding 11 goals, they did not win any away games. Since the beginning of this season, Hoyron has been the player with the most goals scored in the Champions League for Manchester United, tied with Haaland and Morata for fifth place on the top scorer list. However, his goals did not bring victory to the team.