On the evening of the 5th, Manchester United welcomed the challenge of a warm-up match at home, beating Lens by a score of 3-1. The new star goalkeeper Onana made his debut at the Otto Fu Stadium, but unexpectedly became a laughing stock, and became the talk of the audience at half-time when the opponent made a long-distance run from the center circle of the field and easily scored the ball. The Cameroonian international goalkeeper, who is known for his "courageous strikes", will have more such "embarrassing incidents" in the new Premier League season, and Manchester United fans may have to sweat a little.
Manchester United ended their US training tour and made their first home appearance this summer to kick off the warm-up. In the opening stages of the game, United attacked hard and created many threats, but their ability to capitalize on their chances was poor, with midfielder Mason Monte missing a good opportunity six yards from goal. The Red Devils failed to break through, and only 23 minutes later, a mistake was made by the defense, as Daloji's pass was intercepted by Soudouka. The striker, after advancing a few steps, saw that Onana was standing too far forward, and immediately fired a long-distance shot from the center circle, and although Onana fought his way back to the goal, he was unable to do anything about it, and could only sit down in the goal to tidy up his socks in an attempt to cover up his embarrassment.
Thankfully, after the halftime break, the United crowd gave it their all, with Rashford, Anthony Mafioso, and Kasmiru each scoring a goal, to win 3-1 in a reversal, and finally end the momentum of consecutive defeats in warm-up matches. After the game, Onana was in the spotlight and admitted his mistakes: I have to take full responsibility, especially for that goal, I'm willing to accept all the criticisms and I'm proud of the performance of my defensive teammates. Onana had harshly criticized center back Harry Magooni's mistake in the warm-up game against Dormont, but he didn't expect to be hit with a boomerang this time.
