‘Bring back Dave,’ fumes Luke Littler as he demands Man Utd re-sign De Gea after Andre Onana’s horror blunder
LUKE LITTLER has pleaded for David de Gea to return to Manchester United after Andre Onana’s howler against Viktoria Plzen.
The Cameroonian was at fault as the Czechs took the lead at the Doosan Arena before the Red Devils fought back to win.
https://twitter.com/footballontnt/status/1867282545945018406Onana, 28, was trying to pass out from the back, but his ball to Matthijs de Ligt was too short.
Pavel Sulc collected the ball and squared it to former Watford and Burnley ace Matej Vydra to score.
The mistake left Man United fan Littler seething as he reacted on social media.
The darts star posted a picture of his television showing the match with the caption: “Bring back Dave”.
Littler, 17, is referring to goalkeeper David de Gea, who left at the end of his contract in 2023.
The Spaniard was out of football for a whole season but is now playing in Italy for Fiorentina.
Stats have even suggested that the De Gea is performing as one of the best stoppers in Europe.
It is the latest error in Onana’s catalogue since joining Manchester United to replace De Gea.
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Earlier in the same game, he clattered into Casemiro, leaving the Brazilian in pain on the ground.
In the Red Devils, defeat to Nottingham Forest, Onana was beaten by an effort from Morgan Gibbs-White despite it being down the middle of the goal.
Fortunately, Onana was bailed out by his teammates on this occasion.
Substitute Rasmus Hojlund netted twice in order to turn the match on its head.
The striker benefitted after good work from Amad Diallo as he tapped into an empty net to score the equaliser.
He then latched onto a clever pass from Bruno Fernandes to fire home the winner in the 88th minute.
After the win, Fernandes came out in defence of Onana and insisted his error should not be “focused on”.
He told TNT Sports: “We want to play from the back. Everyone knows we have to make the right decision.
“Andre missed the pass, but there is nothing we should focus on. It’s not about Andre [Onana] making a mistake, we don’t look at individuals here.
“It’s about all the players involved, and we have huge belief in Andre.
“He knows he made a mistake, he’s a clever guy, we don’t need to tell him. He’s going to help us when playing out from the back – we trust his qualities on the ball.
“The most important thing is we had the resilience and fight to come back.
“It’s something we’ve been doing for a long time. We know the goalkeepers are good on the ball, they can play.
“We normally do it. It didn’t work this time but on many occasions it works.
“We trust Andre to keep doing the things he thinks are best. Mistakes happen, and if mistakes happen, goals can happen.”
Onana’s questionable form has even seen Man United be linked with potential replacements.
AC Milan’s Mike Maignan has been tipped to be a target, but he is also liked by rivals Manchester City.