Onana errors prove costly in Manchester United draw
Andre Onana was left humbled as his mistakes cost Manchester United in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
Onana made himself public enemy number one in Lyon after commenting earlier in the week that United was "way better" than its opponent.
Yet the United goalkeeper was at fault when Lyon took a 25th-minute lead through Thiago Almada's free-kick, which floated over a crowd of players and evaded the hapless Onana.
Just when he thought his blushes had been spared by Leny Yoro – who equalised on the stroke of half-time – and then Joshua Zirkzee, who headed home what looked set to be an 88th-minute winner, Onana was at fault as Rayan Cherki equalised with virtually the last kick of the game.
United manager Ruben Amorim will have been pleased by the desire his team showed to restore parity following Onana's first mistake, with Yoro reacting sharply to head in his first goal for the club when he connected with Manuel Ugarte's wayward volley.
Lyon saw great chances go begging through Alexander Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso, with United mainly limited to counter-attacks in the second half.
Not that the visitor cared one bit when one of those breaks saw Zirkzee head home from Bruno Fernandes's pinpoint cross.
There was to be a final twist for the ill-fated Onana, though, as he could only parry Georges Mikautadze's close-range attempt out to Cherki, who duly scooped in a deft finish to ensure the tie heads to Old Trafford on level terms.
