In the Second Round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United were eliminated by EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in a penalty shootout. Despite André Onana’s poor performance in this match, former Manchester United player Michael Owen stated in an interview with reporters from camel.live that Manchester United does not need a new goalkeeper right now.
“There have been many reports suggesting that Manchester United are in talks with one or two goalkeepers, so it’s hard to say at the moment whether the goalkeeper position is still a key target for their transfers. Moreover, many people are unhappy with Onana's performances.”
“While I know Onana occasionally makes mistakes, I’m not as strongly critical of him as others are. Of course, let’s be clear—he’s not Peter Schmeichel—but even so, I don’t think the goalkeeper position is the one Manchester United most needs to strengthen.”
“I believe their approach of prioritizing the signing of attacking players is absolutely correct. Last season, their attacking performance was far too weak, and scoring goals was a constant struggle. So now, targeting the signing of several attacking players is a very reasonable choice. If I were making the decisions, this would also be my top transfer priority, so I approve of them taking this approach.”
“Of course, people will now ask: if they want to compete for the league title, don’t they need a new goalkeeper? Don’t they need to strengthen other positions too? Objectively speaking, maybe they do. But I don’t feel like it’s a case of, ‘Oh my goodness, this position has to be fixed right away’—it’s not nearly that urgent.”
“Changes to the goalkeeper position may happen in the future, and maybe adjustments should be made at some stage. But based on current transfer priorities, I think their current choices are correct, and that’s my view.”
