According to statistics from the Premier League homepage, Andre Onana is the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets (5 times), equal to Sam Johnstone of Crystal Palace and Nick Pope of Newcastle. Meanwhile, goalkeepers praised as world -class such as Ederson and Alisson Becker have only kept 4 clean sheets since the beginning of the season.
In addition, Onana ranked 2nd in the Premier League in terms of saves (51 times). This achievement is only behind Sheffield United's Wes Foderingham with 65 saves.
Onana is gradually regaining the form he showed to help Inter Milan reach the Champions League final.
Onana was heavily criticised for his slow dive against Brentford and his errors that led to the goal against Bayern Munich. However, the Cameroonian goalkeeper's form has improved significantly since he saved a penalty in second-half stoppage time against Copenhagen.
Since his heroics at Old Trafford, Onana has kept six clean sheets in his last seven games in all competitions, including four in a row in the Premier League. In addition to his already highly regarded footwork, Onana has now continued to impress with his high-level saves. Against Everton, the former Inter goalkeeper also blocked six shots on target from the hosts, earning the highest rating of the match (8.7, according to Sofascore ).
The scenario could repeat itself in the 2022/23 season, when Man United is the team with the worst goal difference in the top 4 of the Premier League but still has a goalkeeper winning the Golden Glove. Currently, MU's goal difference is 0, the lowest among the top 8 leading teams.
Despite his improved form, Onana still has weaknesses to overcome. He often tends to push the ball forward when making saves. In the match against Everton, the home team almost equalized thanks to a mistake by the 1996-born goalkeeper. Kobbie Mainoo was there at the right time to save the Man United goal.
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