Devastated goalkeeper Andre Onana stated he let the group down together with his expensive mistake at the beginning of Manchester United’s Champions League loss to Bayern Munich.
Erik ten Hag’s aspect suffered a fourth loss in 5 matches as a vibrant begin in Bavaria went up in smoke with the summer season signing in some way letting a Leroy Sane shot squirm residence.
Bayern shortly added a second by means of Serge Gnabry and by no means relinquished management of the Group A opener, with Harry Kane scoring a penalty straight after Rasmus Hojlund had pulled one again after half-time.
Casemiro scored both aspect of Mathys Tel’s stoppage-time strike in a dramatic conclusion to a 4-3 defeat that glum Onana took duty for.
“It’s tough,” the Cameroon worldwide stated.
“It’s tough to lose this fashion as a result of I believe at first we began excellent and after my mistake we misplaced management of the sport.
“It’s a tough state of affairs for us, for me particularly as a result of I’m the one who let the group down. However the group had been good, excellent, however due to me we didn’t win the sport.
“I’m completely satisfied for the work of the group and we simply have to maneuver on. That is lifetime of the goalkeeper and if we didn’t win right now it’s due to me.”
Onana requested to face the media after the sport and was clearly minimize up about his error within the first half, which he stated was “the important thing level” within the loss.
“I’ve to study from it and be sturdy, transfer on,” the previous Inter Milan participant advised TNT Sports activities.
“It’s not a straightforward state of affairs however I’m very completely satisfied for the comeback of the group. We had been combating till the tip, however I’ve to recognise due to me we didn’t win.
“I’ve rather a lot to show as a result of, to be trustworthy, my begin in Manchester shouldn’t be so good, not how I need.
“Play how I play right now is considered one of my worst video games and it’s tough as a result of we’ve massive ambition, we’re a really massive membership and we need to win all the pieces.
“It was a giant alternative for us to bounce again after the state of affairs we face. It’s robust, a troublesome time. Now we have to be collectively, we’ve to proceed what we’re doing, study from our errors as a result of it’s the one factor to do.”
Ten Hag didn’t sugarcoat issues when requested about Onana’s error within the press convention, however made clear it’s concerning the group moderately than a person.
“I believe he reveals that he takes duty and reveals character and the character he must get in excessive ranges,” the United boss stated.
“However that’s not solely about him, it’s concerning the group’s efficiency, so we’ve to help him on the pitch, not solely in life, we’ve to assist him.
“Nevertheless it doesn’t solely depend for Andre, it counts for all of the gamers on the pitch. They’ve to know they’re in the identical boat they usually must be on the identical web page to get outcomes.”
Ten Hag stated folks ought to “not make it larger than it’s” and is certain Onana will bounce again from the clanger as consideration turns to Saturday’s Premier League journey to Burnley.
“Whenever you rating three targets in Munich it’s a must to take no less than some extent, which we didn’t,” the Dutchman stated. “Now we have to check out ourselves within the mirror.”
As for Bayern, they had been removed from their free flowing greatest however Thomas Tuchel – banned from the touchline – was proud of the consequence.
“It’s a deserved win,” the ex-Chelsea boss stated. “Each win within the Champions League is a giant level.
“Each win in opposition to Manchester United is a giant level. We didn’t have the rhythm that we needed and within the section after we made it 3-1 we might have killed the sport off. However we reacted properly to each setback.”
