The former MU legend believes that the Red Devils letting the Spanish goalkeeper leave was a necessary decision after the mistakes he made.

During a conversation on the Stick To Football podcast, Keane's first words were joking that Manchester United were wrong to let De Gea leave, but then he changed his mind and insisted that the decision had to be made.

Roy Keane shared: "No, I will keep you goalkeeper David de Gea . This is a huge mistake for Man United to let him go. Can the Red Devils bring De Gea back? He is "He's a free agent (laughs). No, I'm kidding, De Gea has to leave and can't come back here anymore. He's made too many mistakes and this is the time for Man United to change the guard." .

Former midfielder Roy Kean thinks it is right for Man United to say goodbye to goalkeeper David de Gea, but rookie Onana is also not good. Photo: GETTY.

Speaking about the new goalkeeper, Keane continued: "Onana is really not good. Obviously a very bad start for this Cameroon international. The Red Devils need to worry about key positions, and of course the goalkeeper Being good at Manchester United is very important. David de Gea made mistakes, but Onana was no better. He made mistakes 6 to 7 times, which led to goals. If it were up to me, I would choose Diogo Costa instead for Onana".

Man United signed Onana for 55 million euros in the summer from Inter Milan. Although highly anticipated, the Cameroonian goalkeeper did not have a good start and conceded many times, leaving Manchester United 10th in the Premier League rankings .

Even another Manchester United legend, former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, did not hesitate to criticize Andre Onana for his performance at Old Trafford . He believes that this goalkeeper is making basic mistakes and is not trying to fix them.

Former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel did not hesitate to criticize Andre Onana. Photo: GETTY.

The former Danish goalkeeper confided in Premier League productions: "This goalkeeper (Onana) cannot shine in MU matches. What I mean here is that he only flies around to show off, but doesn't practice enough." Maximum concentration to prevent situations.

Many times, I saw Onana's arm raised just for show. With goalkeepers, the main rule is that you must learn how to fly and touch the ball. You shouldn't jump up to catch the ball and then have to fall down for nothing."

Coach Ten Hag is said to favor the Cameroonian player because he was once his student at Ajax. Photo: GETTY.

Notably, when things did not go as expected, there were many rumors that coach Erik ten Hag favored his former student who was at Ajax, and not other options. And after Onana's mistakes, the Dutch teacher still wholeheartedly defended this goalkeeper and affirmed that he will be better in the future.

Despite the criticism, Onana and his Man United teammates will return on October 21 when they host Sheffield United. The players are on international duty for the national team in many UEFA EURO 2024 and FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.