 Gary Neville admits he is 'a little bit nervous' about Manchester United's forthcoming season with 'unknowns' in Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund coming into the team. Manchester United news, exclusives and analysis Sign up Privacy Policy Onana and Hojlund are two of the Red Devils' big summer signings as the goalkeeper arrived from Inter Milan and the striker from Atalanta. After replacing David de Gea in goal, Onana will be a regular in the first team, while Hojlund may only be 20 years old, but looks likely to become Erik ten Hag's first choice centre-forward due to a lack of options elsewhere. Neither have played in the Premier League before and the Manchester United hero is concerned about the bedding in process, with both needing to settle in very quickly. 'The reason I'm a little bit nervous about United's season is that you've got these two unknowns at either end of the pitch that really have to hit it off for Manchester United to be better than last season,' Neville said on Sky Bet's The Overlap. The former United defender has particular sympathy for the role that Onana is taking, which he believes is the most difficult in English football. 'I've said it before I think its the toughest position in Premier League football, Manchester United's goalkeeper,' he said. 'You come under more scrutiny than any other player in English football if you're United goalkeeper. I wish him all the best because he's going to need that personality, that character because people will get onto him. 'Every media organisation, every pundit, every fan from every other club, if he does make a mistake we know what's going to happen on every single occasion. Rasmus Hojlund was unveiled at Manchester United on Saturday (Picture: Getty Images) 'And I think the lad at the other end as well, Hojlund, centre-forward for Manchester United. I think they're the two position that will get put){kind=link}
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Gary Neville admits he is ‘a little bit nervous’ about Manchester United’s forthcoming season with ‘unknowns’ in Andre Onana and Rasmus Hojlund coming into the team.
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Onana and Hojlund are two of the Red Devils’ big summer signings as the goalkeeper arrived from Inter Milan and the striker from Atalanta.
After replacing David de Gea in goal, Onana will be a regular in the first team, while Hojlund may only be 20 years old, but looks likely to become Erik ten Hag’s first choice centre-forward due to a lack of options elsewhere.