Andre Onana faces late fitness test ahead of Leicester City clash, Dermot Mee and Elyh Harrison are the alternatives
Trouble is brewing inside the Manchester United camp ahead of their Premier League clash against Leicester City on Sunday.
The Manchester Evening News have revealed that Andre Onana is feeling under the weather and there will be a late fitness test to ascertain whether he can start the game.
“Andre Onana faces a late fitness test ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League match away at Leicester City tonight.
“Onana was not feeling well this morning and United have made plans for either academy goalkeepers Dermot Mee or Elyh Harrison to start if Onana is declared unfit for the 7pm kick-off.”
Onana fitness issue
Ruben Amorim is short of options at the moment with both Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton currently out injured and only has a couple of academy graduates to call upon should the Cameroonian miss out.
Since his £47 million move to Old Trafford in 2023, the 28-year-old has never missed a game owing to injury and in fact, has played in all league games thus far.
The report does add that the former Inter Milan star will travel with the rest of the squad to the King Power Stadium but it remains to be seen if he can start.
Onana, however, still feels he will recover in time for the game which is a late Sunday kick-off.
“The late kick-off time offers Onana time to recover and he still intends to travel to the King Power Stadium and make himself available. Onana is still optimistic he will start.”
Mee is the senior of the two backup options but his last senior exposure was two seasons ago when he went out on loan to
National League side Altrincham. He has seven appearances for the reserves this term.
Harrison is the more talented of the two but he is only 19 currently and might not be ready for the physicality of the English top-flight.
Young backup options
He had spent the first half of the season out on loan at National League North side Chester FC where he enjoyed a hugely successful temporary spell.
The England U20 international kept seven clean sheets in 18 starts at the Deva Stadium, impressing United staff with his mature displays.
He was recalled from his loan spell with a view to send him out on another loan, this time to a team higher up the EFL ladder but Amorim opted to keep him at United.
Social media rumours have indicated Mee is probably going to be Amorim’s top choice should Onana not be ready. Only time will tell who ultimately starts between the sticks away at the Foxes.
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