April saw United play five top-flight games. In that period, the Red Devils managed just one win, drew three and lost one.

The club’s only victory was a 4-2 triumph against strugglers Sheffield United, whose relegation has since been confirmed.

United captain, Bruno Fernandes, is in the running to win the Premier League’s April Player of the Month Award.

The Portugal international was sensational last month and registered six goals in England’s top division. He also managed one assist.

The skipper found the back of the net against Chelsea and Chelsea before grabbing a brace in the next match vs. Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

He picked up where he left off when United made their way to Wembley to take on Championship outfit Coventry City in the semi-final of the FA Cup. On that occasion, Fernandes scored United’s third in regular time.

He then went on to get another double as United overcame the Blades at Old Trafford. It’s also in that match that he got his assist, for Rasmus Hojlund’s late strike.

The 29-year-old will need to ward off competition for the Player of the Month award from Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Jordan Pickford (Everton) and Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).

Andre Onana and Kobbie Mainoo joined their teammate Fernandes in being nominated for a Premier League prize due to their April displays.

The superb Mainoo is on an eight-strong shortlist for Goal of the Month, following his stunning curling effort against Liverpool on 7th April.

Mainoo’s goal drew comparisons to Federico Macheda’s famous winning strike vs. Aston Villa almost 15 years ago.

Meanwhile, Onana is a candidate to claim the Save of the Month accolade after he produced a wonderful one-handed stop to prevent a powerful shot from Burnley’s Lyle Foster from going in.

United return to action on Monday when they travel to Selhurst Park to face Oliver Glasners Crystal Palace side.

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The decision was not taken in haste as the Dutchman watched the Spaniard for one full season in which the club legend committed numerous errors, none bigger than the one in the FA Cup final which ultimately broke the camel’s back.

The club had initially offered the former Atletico Madrid man a new long-term deal on reduced wages but on Ten Hag’s instructions, rescinded that offer and put on the table a new deal on even lesser wages.

De Gea opted to leave, leaving Ten Hag with Dean Henderson and Tom Heaton. Henderson was keen to quit, and and with a deal for Andre Onana dragging on, the manager decided to block an exit for Heaton.

Heaton’s future

Premier League new boys Luton Town were interested in the academy graduate who started only two games in the previous campaign.

But after discussions with the manager, the shot-stopper ended up staying only to see the club bring in Altay Bayindir as reserve keeper which meant he was effectively made third-choice.

He has been named on the bench 12 times this season but is yet to make an appearance with the Turk himself making only one appearance in his debut season.

In fact, since his return to Old Trafford, the 38-year-old has only managed three appearances when former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had promised much more.

Heaton’s current deal with the club ends in June and with the goalie keen to play more and in no mood to hang up his gloves, a separation seemed likely.

But as The Manchester Evening News have now revealed, the former Burnley star is open to staying on and is receptive to the idea of joining the coaching staff at the club in the future.

Contract ends in June

Bayindir has been linked with an exit and that could mean an unlikely promotion but Heaton is keeping all his options open as he seeks to play a bit more regularly.

“Tom Heaton is open to staying at Manchester United after his contract expires in June. Heaton has no intention of retiring and is keeping his options open.

“He is understood to be disappointed at his limited playing time at United but would be receptive to assuming a coaching role at the club after his playing career finishes.”

If both reserve keepers end up leaving, another mad scramble for goalies could ensue as was seen last season. Hopefully, the club can keep the continuity intact at the back.

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Onana’s life at Old Trafford started horribly as he made high-profile errors that dearly cost United, especially in the Champions League.

The Cameroonian’s howlers were intensely scrutinised and he became the object of criticism and at times, even ridicule.

However, Onana seems to have now turned a corner and is showing signs of what prompted United to fork out huge money to secure his services from Inter Milan last summer.

During a tumultuous period for the Red Devils in which they’ve struggled to achieve consistency in results and performances, he has come up with some fine saves that have kept the team in games.

He however suffered a setback during United’s 1-1 draw against Burnley when he conceded a late penalty, which Zeki Amdouni scored to deny the 20-time English champions all three points.

Babel – now retired – gave his opinion on Onana’s situation at United and bizarrely blamed Maguire in particular for his troubles.

The former winger, who also played for Liverpool pointed out, “I know the spotlight is on Onana a lot in this United team, but the mistakes we’ve seen are as a result of a combination of things.”

“Onana, at Ajax, had a back four in front of him who were all incredible with the ball at their feet. Respectfully, if Onana is then playing with Harry Maguire, then that immediately puts Onana in trouble, because he’s playing with defenders who aren’t opening themselves up, or making the right runs, so that Onana has options to play, and that puts him in trouble.”

“At Ajax, Onana had the privilege of four great defenders, and Frenkie de Jong in front of them. Onana is a great goalkeeper, but they made him look even better. If a set of players don’t work well together, it makes some of those players in particular look terrible. In this case, that’s what Onana has experienced.”

Babel added, “Absolutely, though, some mistakes have been completely his fault; sometimes you question his positioning, or you just wonder what he’s doing.”

“He’s not been himself in my opinion, but from what I know of him, and what I’ve seen, he’s an incredibly talented goalkeeper, and I hope that more people can see that next season for Manchester United.”

Onana and United return to action next week when they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

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Manchester United are looking at signing Ivan Provedel to provide competition for Andre Onana next season.

The Cameroonian goalkeeper has had a rollercoaster of a season to say the least since relocating from Milan to Manchester last summer.

The Champions League group stage saw the keeper at his worst with numerous high profile blunders which certainly set his team back, most notably letting in two soft free kicks in Istanbul which meant the Red Devils lost a two goal lead twice in the match and had to settle for a costly 3-3 draw.

However, in some regards, Onana has also had a great season as he has produced many fine saves and was able to crucially help his side win the FA Cup semi-final shootout against Coventry City.

The match on Saturday against Burnley was a classic example of Onana’s season, where he produced numerous fine stops only to concede a careless penalty late on, which the Clarets converted to secure a 1-1 draw.

Despite these issues, the former Ajax keeper has been a mainstay in the team playing 46 times this season with back-up keeper Altay Bayindir only suiting up for the side once – in an FA Cup ties versus Newport County when Onana was at the African Cup of Nations.

Consequently, reports have emerged that the Turkish keeper is fed up with sitting on the bench and is looking for a move after less than a year at the club. In response, Fichajes report that United could look to Lazio’s Ivan Provedel as a potential replacement.

The Spanish outlet states that Onana has not offered “the expected performance at the start of this season, which has fuelled the rumours about the signing of a new goalkeeper.”

This has led them to look at Serie A and in particular Lazio, as Provedel is said to have “given great individual performances that have not gone unnoticed by Manchester United who according to the latest information would be willing to make an economic effort to sign the player and thus accompany Onana during 2024/2025.”

However, it is made clear, even if only originally, Provedel would not be the number one keeper: “Manchester United would bet on Provedel to raise the competitive level of its goalkeepers, with Onana being chosen to compete for the starting position.”

The Dutch stopper himself has played 38 times this season and, impressively, has only conceded 31 goals in 28 Serie A games.

The 30-year-old Italian is probably most well-known for his last minute heroics last September when he scored a late equaliser versus Atletico Madrid and became only the second goalkeeper to score from open play in Champions League history.

It is unsure whether the Italian would give up regular first-team football to sit on United’s bench but he may see a move to such a club as too big to turn down.

Moreover, in the likely case the club will have a new manager in the summer, the new man in charge may not be so wedded to the idea of Onana playing every game he is available for.

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