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MANCHESTER UNITED fans have said their “jaws literally dropped” after watching Andre Onana’s passes during their friendly against Borussia Dortmund yesterday.United signed Onana for £47million from Inter Milan this month and the keeper has so far played two games for the Red Devils during their pre-season tour of America.
Onana impressed during yesterday’s friendlyCredit: Getty
He was able to find Bruno Fernandes with a fine passCredit: MuTV
But the midfielder was judged to be offsideCredit: MuTV
Onana showed his long range passing again in the 93rd minuteCredit: ESPN via TWITTER
But Rashford failed to control the ballCredit: ESPN via TWITTER
In both, the Cameroon international has exhibited an impressive passing range – which will be key to Erik Ten Hag’s tactical style going forward.
Two clips have circulated from United’s 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund that have excited United fans on Twitter.
The first sees Onana roll the ball under his studs before playing Bruno Fernandes through on goal with a long pass from his own half.
The move was then stopped due to Fernandes being offside.
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And the second shows how Onana can pick out his team-mates from an even longer range.
The goalkeeper carries the ball to the edge of his box before pinging the ball perfectly into the direction of Rashford with a drop-kick from the edge of his penalty area.
One fan wrote: “When Onana did this my jaw literally dropped.”
And another replied to the pass saying: “Onana might bag a few assists with Rashford’s pace in behind”
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A third excited fan said: “It’s not just that the pass reaches Bruno…it’s the fact it’s in stride…his passing range is probably better than all our players…at par with Bruno”
But some trolls have pointed out that Rashford should have done better with the ball supplied to him by Onana in the 95th minute.
One fan wrote: “ONANA INCREDIBLE PASS BUT RASFORDDDD OH MY LORD.”

Another added: “Phenomenal pass, but Rashford’s attitude here that p***** me off with him so much! He act like he is prime Ronaldo with his body language…. He need to work hard for every ball FFS.”
United fans will be hoping that Onana’s performances will be leading the to better results than in their friendly against Dortmund yesterday.
United lost the bad-tempered game 3-2 with teenage prospect Omari Forson having to be hauled off before half-time to prevent the youngster from getting a red card.
Onana also had a heated exchange with transfer-listed centre-back Harry Maguire after a perceived mistake.
Defender Diogo Dalot and winger Antony were able to get on the score sheet to bag United’s two goals.
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ERIK TEN HAG says Manchester United’s players were simply not looking after themselves properly before his arrival.The Red Devils boss was surprised at how standards had slipped at a club that once dominated the Premier League.
Ronaldo has defended United’s training ground facilities from critics – chief among these being Cristiano RonaldoCredit: AFP
And that was the first thing he had to address as he began to reawaken the footballing giant.
Ten Hag said: “I think in general when I came in at Man United, the standards were not right. That’s true. I demand the highest standards in sleep, recovery and nutrition because that makes the difference if you can perform every third or fourth day.
“That is the demand for every top football player, so at Manchester United we are demanding the highest standards.
“It was about recovery, sleep and nutrition. And we had to improve.”
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It is clear that Ten Hag keeps an eye on how the players lead their life off the pitch to make sure they perform well on it.
The demanding boss recently said how Marcus Rashford needed to watch his attitude and lifestyle if he wanted to improve again on his 30 goals last season.
He said: “Everything has to be right. First his basis, foundation, like lifestyle, attitude etc. To give every training his best, but also to work on his game. Work on the way of play for himself but in the team. 
“For all the players, you have to live the right life.
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“Professional football is tough. Top football is tough nowadays, 60 games a year in club football, 10 international games. 70 games means that every third or fourth day you have to match the highest physical levels. When you’re not living the right life, you get killed.
“So when you ask me about Rashford, the same counts for Rapha Varane and every player. You will not reach the levels when you don’t do the things right.”
While he felt United had let things slip in some areas he clearly disagrees with those who believe the Carrington Training base has fallen behind other big clubs.
The training facilities were notably questioned by Cristiano Ronaldo when he sat down with Piers Morgan to discuss his exit from Manchester United.
Ronaldo claimed Carrington had fallen behind the times and barely changed since he departed in 2009.
He said: “Since Sir Alex left, I saw no evolution in the club. Nothing had changed.
“He [Ferguson] knows better than anybody that the club is not on the path they deserve to be. He knows. Everyone knows.
“The people who don’t see that… it’s because they don’t want to see. They are blind.
Responding to people’s criticisms of Carrington, Ten Hag said: “There are also many conditions that are very well organised at Manchester United but, yes, in certain areas we were short. But in other things, for instance Carrington, is a great facility.
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“When you have the opportunity to get around Carrington it’s absolutely top facilities the club constructed. So there are also many things that are very right.”
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SAUDI side Al-Ahli are ready to hijack Man Utd’s transfer move for Fiorentina’s midfield star Sofyan Amrabat.The Red Devils are reportedly closing in on the signing of Amrabat for £26million.
Amrabat played a key part in Morocco’s most successful World Cup in their existence, reaching the semi-finals.Credit: Getty
The Moroccan international was one of the standout players in the 2022 World Cup.
Since the tournament Amrabat has been linked with Europe’s top clubs such as PSG, Athletico Madrid and Man Utd.
But they face competition from Al-Ahli, according to French newspaper L’Equipe.
The Saudi League team will look to strengthen their side even further and beat United to Amrabat’s signature.
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This summer Al-Ahli have signed an impressive front three of Roberto Firmino, Riyad Mahrez and Allan Saint-Maximin.
Amrabat made a name for himself in world football after he seriously impressed at the World Cup.
Morocco knocked out Portugal and crushed Ronaldo’s World Cup dreams in the shock 1-0 defeat.
He was a key player in this victory and helped make history as the first-ever African nation to make it through to a World Cup semi-final.
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Amrabat made 23 appearances for Fiorentina this season including the Europa League Conference Final where they narrowly missed out to West Ham for the trophy.

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Man United return from their USA pre-season tour with a win against Arsenal and two defeats against Wrexham and Borussia Dortmund.
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ERIK TEN HAG says only Manchester City can talk about title ambitions while the rest aim for the top four.The Manchester United boss guided his side to third last season 14 points behind Pep Guardiola’s men who claimed their fifth title in six years.
Erik Ten Hag says securing top four is the priority before United can start dreaming of winning the leagueCredit: Getty
And asked if the Red Devils could now realistically talk of a title challenge he was as forthright as ever.
Ten Hag said: “I think in pre-season we shouldn’t talk about that – I think no one in the Premier League can do that, maybe City, they can do that because for the last six years they won the title five times.
“So they can talk about that, but any other club must first compete for the first four positions, and make sure you are getting in the first four and then after the first two and then maybe you can see about getting yourself into such a position, but don’t talk about that achievement.”
Ten Hag undoubtedly improved United last season guiding them back into the Champions League as well as winning the clubs first trophy since 2017 with the Carabao Cup.
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While they lost to City in the FA Cup Final and by 6-3 at The Etihad they also claimed a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford.
Ten Hag said: “I think we have proven we can beat them but you have to do it every day and in this moment we have a way to go.
“City is also winning their games much more easily than we did so I see the facts.
“But I don’t want to talk about them because it sounds negative and it’s not the way I meant it. I want to talk about our project.
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“I want to talk about how we improve and I think the improvements last year and the result were quite obvious, but also in the performance it was quite obvious that we could beat the big opponents, and also City.
“In the three games you saw absolutely that we increased the levels against them.
“We have a competition with seven, eight clubs in the Premier League, across Europe even more teams, so we have to work on our way of play and improve our performance. It has to be optimum.” More