Nemanja Matic hit back at Andre Onana’s bold claim about Lyon by calling him “one of the worst goalkeepers” in Manchester United’s history.
Onana boldly claimed United, 13th in the Premier League, were “way better” than Lyon ahead of Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg in France.
Lyon midfielder Matic, who spent five years at Old Trafford, was asked about Onana’s words at his pre-match news conference on Wednesday and his response was cutting.
“If you’re one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United’s history then you need to take care of what you are talking about,” said Matic.
“If David De Gea, Peter Schmeichel or Edwin van der Sar said that I would question myself but if you are statistically one of the worst goalkeepers in Manchester United’s modern history, he needs to show that before he says it.”
What did Onana say about Lyon?
Onana was signed from Inter Milan for around £47m in the summer of 2023
Onana was in confident mood when he spoke to the press after keeping his ninth Premier League clean sheet of the season in Sunday’s drab derby draw with Manchester City.
Asked about Lyon ahead of Thursday’s quarter-final first leg, he said: “It’s a very good team. We know some of them but I don’t think we have to focus on them. It’s more about us, what we’re going to do.
“I think we are better than them, we just have to go there and show who we are. If we go there with a winning mentality and we are focused, stay compact and together and we follow the game plan we will be winning the game.
“Of course, it’s not going to be easy, but I think we are way better than them. We all know the importance of this game, we will go there with the winning mentality, it’s not our best season but we still have something to win and we will go for it.”
