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• Tue Apr 15 2025

Among all the chaos around Manchester United's season and the talk of summer transfer priorities, the goalkeeper situation had not been top of the list.

Yes, Andre Onana's ?47.5m transfer was one of those "inherited" deals namechecked by co-owner Sir Jim Ractliffe, as part of the ?400m the club still owes on unpaid transfer fees.

And Ratcliffe did mention Onana by name as he talked about getting "the house in order" financially, and explaining why it will take time for the club "to move away from the past into a new place in the future".

But when former United midfielder Nemanja Matic labelled Onana one of United's "worst-ever goalkeepers" - and then the Cameroon international subsequently made two more errors in last week's 2-2 draw in Lyon - yet another 'crisis' in United's chaotic season emerged.

Amorim will be asked by media on Wednesday who will start in goal for their crucial Europa League quarter-final with Lyon, Onana or United's latest scapegoat, number two Altay Bayindir.

Whether he chooses to answer or not is a different matter. But when the choice is made between the goalkeepers, it could shape what the future looks like for Amorim and his ailing team.

Leaving Onana out of the Premier League defeat at Newcastle was the easy bit.

In terms of the domestic situation, barring an unlikely late season surge into a Uefa Conference League spot, United's campaign is done. Telling Onana to have the weekend off and clear his head was a decision with few negatives attached.

The same cannot be applied to the decision Amorim has to make on Thursday. No matter which keeper misses out, they have to be on the bench.

The goalkeeper overlooked will surely be looking for a new club this summer.

And it could yet turn out both will leave - meaning more money being paid out on replacements that the club can ill afford.

It is not an ideal situation and not one United chiefs were thinking about when Amorim arrived at the club from Sporting in November.

How on earth did we get here?