Altay Bayindir's fault has given Arsenal a 1-0 win over Manchester United in their opening Premier League fixture, and Ruben Amorim has been encouraged to sort the club's goalkeeper crisis
Ruben Amorim is confronted with a keeper that a mystery after the blunder of Altay Bayindir in the loss of Manchester United against Arsenal. The misery of the club between the sticks deteriorated on Sunday when Turkish international Bayindir fluttered on a first half a corner, allowing Riccardo Calafiori to score the only goal of the game.
Regular no. 1 Andre Onana was absent for the Premier League collision in Old Trafford after a hamstring injury saw him miss for the season. The former Inter Milan keeper has also constantly examined his performances since he was with him in July 2023.
Under the question in his press conference after the arsenal, he should have chosen veteran-shot stopper Tom Heaton, which shone during the summer-friendly matches, instead of Bayindir, Amorim became rather defensive. However, that is exactly what ex-united and Wrexham Shot stopper Ben Foster believes that the Portuguese head coach should do this Sunday before their next game in Fulham.
That is despite the fact that the 39-year-old former Burnley star has not played in the Premier League since the beginning of 2020.
Although Foster thinks Heaton would be the most suitable option in the short term, he has repeated his recent call for United to sign Emiliano Martinez or Gianlugii Donnarumma before the summer transfer window closes in less than two weeks or risk another disappointing season.
On his Fozcast -Podcast Foster said: “This is a huge problem for the next game. It asks all kinds of questions and there will talk so much about that next game.
“Do you start with Bayindir, whose trust will now be low after the first game? With Onana people are going:” Well, he's not much better. ” There is a lot of pressure.
“It just forces Man United's hand to sign the right keeper. I think if you can get a Martinez or a Donnarumma, you just have to do it. If you sign that player, it will be the difference between middle table misery or really insist on that top six.”
Despite the goalkeeper crisis at United, Amorim seemed satisfied with his current options when he was questioned about the situation after the Arsenal match.
Amorim said: “I am happy with the three keepers. He [Bayindir] Choose to get the ball, but he is pushed. That is my feeling when I see the game.
“You choose to push a player [out of the way] Or to get the ball at that moment. He must use his hands to catch the ball, not push players. He chooses to push players and lets the ball pass. “
In the meantime, Rio Ferdinand has also given a destructive assessment of Bayindir's performance during the Premier League opening of the club. Speaking at Rio Presents, the United Icon expressed serious concerns about the ex-Fenerbahce keeper.
“What I would say is that it was a cheap goal,” he said. “We have given away a goal. The keeper must get better. He will be enormously disappointed because this was his chance.
“The manager went with him and supported him and he really has one thing to do in his criminal area and he did not pass the test.”