Andre Onana, Matheus Cunha of Manchester United in action during a first team training session
Andre Onana was left out of the United squad by Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim insisted Andre Onana WAS fit enough to face in Manchester United's opener - he just decided he didn't need him.
was Altay Bayindir was given the nod to start with veteran stopper Tom Heaton on the bench.
Onana, 29, suffered a hamstring injury in early July and missed the Red Devils' pre-season fixtures. However, both he and United had hoped that he would be ready to start the season in goal for Ruben Amorim's men. But Onana's rehab hasn't gone completely to plan, he's only trained on a handful of occasions since being given the go-ahead to resume and spent the early part of Sunday training alone at United's Carrington training base.
Yet Amorim insisted ahead of the match that it had been his decision to leave out the ex-Inter Milan stopper, that his injury wasn't an issue and that Onana is fully fit. He said: "We try to choose the best players for each game, so next week is a different life.
"This week, we chose these players. No (he is not injured), he’s recovered but the other guys did so well during pre-season, so I need to balance that."
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Onana has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer, his two years at the club having not quite gone to plan with United's worst two seasons of the Premier League era.
Pre-game, Onana was seen in the tunnel alongside Rasmus Hojlund - increasingly likely to exit before the close of the transfer window - laughing and joking as they watched team-mates warm up.
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