‘This is not the standard required at Man Utd’ – Rio Ferdinand sends message to struggling Manchester United star

Manchester United legend Ferdinand has urged error-prone goalie Andre Onana to show the standards required to play at a big club like Manchester United.

The Cameroonian was dreadful after he failed to save Jensen’s weak effort that gifted Brentford the lead on Saturday.

The player has been heavily criticised for his litany of errors since replacing David de Gea at the club in the summer.

Quizzed about Onana’s big celebrations after United beat Brentford, Ferdinand drew comparisons to his own performance for England against Greece in 2001, in which he did not play well but David Beckham’s late free-kick secured a draw.

“I saw a bit of myself, I didn’t play well when England drew against Greece when David Beckham scored that free-kick [to famously secure World Cup 2002 qualification],” Ferdinand told his FIVE podcast on Monday.

“I remember celebrating with Becks and thanking him. I saw a bit of that in Onana. When you make a mistake… I could sense the relief that he had.

“He should have made the save. In training, he probably makes that save every day. I saw a quote from Peter Schmeichel, who spoke to him and told him not to let [the pressure of] Man Utd get to you.

“At the moment, there are nerves that are in there, because of the mistakes. A lot of people are asking if he can recover. I was there when De Gea came. He was obviously younger but he didn’t start well, you know. I think in his first 10 games or so, the numbers are similar to Onana.

“If you were to speak to Onana himself, I think he would say, ‘This is not the start I wanted, this is no way near the level I am used to performing at and this is not the standard required at Man Utd so I need to buck up my ideas’.”