![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/erik-ten-hag-outlines-transformative-effect-he-expects-andre-onana-to-have-on-man-utd/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_FC-Internazionale-v-AC-Milan-Semi-Final-Second-Leg-UEFA-Champions-League.jpg&description=Andre Onana sealed his move to Manchester United from Inter Milan this week in a £47million deal and is set to make his Red Devils debut against Arsenal in New Jersey on Saturday night Erik ten Hag says he signed Andre Onana to change the way Manchester United play. Onana, who signed from Inter Milan for £47million, is set to make his debut against Arsenal in a friendly in New Jersey tomorrow. He will replace David De Gea, who left United after 12 years, after Ten Hag decided he was not equipped to play out from the back in the style he wanted. Ten Hag watched how Ederson at Manchester City and Alisson at Liverpool help transform the way the two clubs played, by building out from the back, and concluded United needed a keeper capable of doing the same. Mirror Football is now on Threads! You can follow us here. Explaining the decision to sign Onana, Ten Hag said: 'Most important, always for a keeper, is clean sheets and he's not doing that on his own. Therefore, you need a very good defensive organisation, it's quite clear. 'But also the capabilities of a keeper is about keeping the goal clean. So this is the first criterion of a good goalkeeper. "But, nowadays, football also demands good playing from the back, out-playing qualities, and that is a quality Andre has. You need both and you need to cover both areas. So yeah, we're happy, of course. "I think with his physical presence and also with his personality, he is so keen on winning. He's so, so eager to win trophies and he will help the team and he will help the squad to get to higher levels.' Onana played under Ten Hag at Ajax, alongside United centre-back Lisandro Martinez. Ten Hag believes the connection between the pair can help United and their defence become even stronger. "Did he have a good relationship with Martinez at Ajax? Yeah, of course,' said Ten Hag. 'With the centre-half, it's very important, that communication. That's always very important. 'It's about the co-operation, the team. The keeper with){kind=link}
Andre Onana sealed his move to Manchester United from Inter Milan this week in a £47million deal and is set to make his Red Devils debut against Arsenal in New Jersey on Saturday night
Erik ten Hag says he signed Andre Onana to change the way Manchester United play.
Onana, who signed from Inter Milan for £47million, is set to make his debut against Arsenal in a friendly in New Jersey tomorrow.
He will replace David De Gea, who left United after 12 years, after Ten Hag decided he was not equipped to play out from the back in the style he wanted.
Ten Hag watched how Ederson at Manchester City and Alisson at Liverpool help transform the way the two clubs played, by building out from the back, and concluded United needed a keeper capable of doing the same.