As rivals Manchester City destroyed Manchester United 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the Reds struggled to muster any hope.

Man United appeared extremely inexperienced, managing only 26% of the ball and only two shots during the entire game. Their single goal came from Marcus Rashford’s long-range effort in the eighth minute. With evident lack of confidence when playing with the ball, United’s outfield players would almost always thread the ball back to goalkeeper Andre Onana.

Onana was given a lot of goalkeeping practice due to the uneven mismatch that day, and he ended up being one of United’s better players on an afternoon that would never be forgotten.

Onana played a crucial role in keeping the home team from tying the score, as United unexpectedly went into the halftime break ahead. In the 14th minute, he stopped Phil Foden’s attempt from close range, and four minutes later, he denied Foden once more when they faced off one-on-one.

Notably, he denied Kevin de Bruyne on the rebound and blocked a tremendous effort by Rodri.

Unfortunately, Foden equalized in the 56th minute, meaning Onana could not keep City out for long. In the 80th minute, Foden gave City the lead, and Erling Haaland sealed the victory in stoppage time. Although the Cameroonian managed to tip a dangerous De Bruyne cross over the bar to prevent another goal-scoring opportunity.

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Onana completed 25 of 38 passes for a passing accuracy of 66%, which was somewhat surprising for the usually reliable passer. Out of his sixteen long balls, seven made it to their intended destinations.

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In the end, Onana’s performance was respectable and ended up being United’s bright spot during an otherwise poor showing in which they were obviously outperformed by their fierce rivals.

Onana was useful as the 11th outfield player and shown excellent saving skills, even though his passing accuracy may use some improvement. He also proved successful when playing high up the field.

In his first season at Old Trafford, Onana demonstrated that he is a real difference-maker for United and is still assimilating. It’s impossible to avoid thinking that if Onana hadn’t been in goal, the score would have been much higher.