Joshua Zirkzee insists that it would be 'ridiculous' for the teammates of Andre Onana to blame him for the two goals that Manchester United admitted on Thursday evening in the Europa League-equal game in Lyon.
Onana was the mistake because he had not kept the free kick of Thiago Almada out and then spilled a shot by Georges Mikautadze in the dying seconds, allowing Rayan Cherki to be right after Zirkzee thought he had won it with a late header.
But United Baas Ruben Amorim said afterwards that he still has faith in Onana, and Zirkzee insisted that the rest of the players are also firmly behind the Cameroon keeper.
“One hundred percent,” said the Dutchman. 'We are one team, so we are not going to take anyone with us for making mistakes. That is ridiculous.
'Drawing this way is always a little bit, I don't want to say frustrating, but it hurts that it is going this way. But we just have to concentrate on the next game and that is Newcastle gone. And then we all know what to do if we are against Lyon again next week. '
Zirkzee believes that United will have the advantage in the second stage at Old Trafford while chasing one piece of silverware that is still available to them this season and the possibility to automatically qualify for the Champions League of next season.
'We have to win, we all know that. There is no way. It's all we have to do, “he said. 'I am sure that with the full support of the stadium it will be difficult for them and easier for us, but they are a great team, let's not forget that. It will not be easy, but we all want to win, we have to win, so we will see it. '
The goal of Zirkzee was his seventh of the season since he came to United in the summer for £ 36.5 million from Bologna, and he revealed that his 88th minute head was the result of some extra exercise during the week. After he had contact with the cross of Bruno Fernandes to raise United 2-1, he pointed to his head and then to the couch.
“I did a little training and it was exactly the way I trained my headers last week,” he added. 'So it was, yes, if you want to call it a coincidence, but it would be fun that it would happen this way.
“The goals are always great, but in the end we have to win – that's the priority.”
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