It’s not all bad news for Manchester United, as their No. 1 goalkeeper received a major plaudit today. Andre Onana is one of just five on the short list of nominees for The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award. He’s up against Yassine Bounou (Al-Hilal and Morrocco), Thibaut Courtois (Belgium and Real Madrid), Ederson (Brazil and Manchester City) and Marc-Andre ter Stegen (FC Barcelona and Germany).
This based off his body of work last season, when he was with Inter Milan.
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Andre Onana is also on the Ballon d’Or short list as well. This news, as well as Rasmus Hojlund being named to the Ballon d’Or young player short list, is a welcome and refreshing change of pace from what we’ve been hearing and reading about lately, when it comes to the club. On the pitch, the club is off to another sluggish start this season.
Off the pitch, all the drama surrounding Antony and Jadon Sancho, if you follow it constantly, can certainly be disheartening and demoralizing.
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