{"id":113900,"date":"2023-10-24T22:41:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/onanas-added-time-penalty-save-gives-man-utd-win\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T22:41:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T22:41:54","slug":"onanas-added-time-penalty-save-gives-man-utd-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/onanas-added-time-penalty-save-gives-man-utd-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Onana’s added-time penalty save gives Man Utd win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Onana saved Jordan Larsson’s penalty with the last kick of the game
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Andre Onana saved a penalty in added time to give Manchester United a priceless Champions League victory against Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

On an emotional night that began with a lone piper walking out playing the United anthem \u2018We\u2019ll Never Die\u2019 as Old Trafford\u00a0paid its respects\u00a0to Sir Bobby Charlton, United fans thought Harry Maguire\u2019s first goal since February 2022 had given them the win they craved.<\/p>\n

But with the allotted four minutes of added time played, Scott McTominay conceded a penalty by swinging a high boot dangerously near Mohamed Elyounoussi\u2019s face.<\/p>\n

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But Onana, who has come in for criticism since his \u00a347m summer move from Inter Milan, turned Jordan Larsson\u2019s effort wide with what turned out to be the very last action of the game.<\/p>\n

The victory breathed new life into a Champions League campaign that had started with successive defeats for Erik ten Hag\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

It was another night when United\u2019s overall performance would not stand up to much scrutiny but, as on Saturday, the manner of the victory was secondary to the eventual outcome given the enormous legacy of the man they were trying to honour.<\/p>\n

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