Man Utd star Andre Onana makes feelings clear on penalty controversy after Wolves win
Andre Onana has opened up after Man Utd beat Wolves
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Manchester United star Andre Onana has made it clear he doesn't believe he was fortunate to avoid giving away a penalty in his side's 1-0 win over Wolves on Monday night.
Raphael Varane scored the only goal of the game as the Red Devils got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start.
But Onana seemed fortunate late on after clashing with Wolves defender Craig Dawson inside the box.
Now, unsurprisingly, the United star has expressed a belief that the decision not to give the visitors a penalty in the closing stages was the correct one.
Man Utd star Andre Onana was delighted at helping his side beat Wolves
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"No," said the 27-year-old when asked if Wolves should have been given a chance to draw level at the death.
"Goalkeepers make decisions, sometimes you are right, sometimes you are not.
"I made a decision and I am responsible for everything.
"For me it was contact between two big guys and nothing happened.
"But for us, the most important thing was to win and I am happy for the victory.
"Of course I was confident [it would not be given]."
Other than that late incident, Onana produced a strong showing on his first competitive appearance for United following his arrival earlier this summer.
The club had previously been expected to keep hold of David de Gea for another year.
However, after the Spain international struggled in United's 2-1 FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City in June, the Red Devils ultimately decided to change things up.
Onana was voted United's player of the match on the club's official website after the game - and he'll need to be at his best if Erik ten Hag's side are to beat Tottenham on Saturday.
Ten Hag, meanwhile, was unhappy at the way United gave the ball away so much during the match.
"I think we matched the runs, the clean sheet tells that. We played organised but now we have to be better on the ball," he stated.
"We gave the ball away too easily. But we got a clean sheet and three points.
"At half-time the message was to be more calm, composed, get more switches in. Get in between the lines more, which we did and caused problems. When they broke we had to match the runs [from the strikers], and you lose that control.
"The creativity was not so good because we gave the ball away too easily."
On Wolves' late appeals for a penalty, he continued: "It is difficult. The keeper was brave to come out to meet the ball.
"The ball was touched before Andre [Onana] dived in, so he did not influence the touch [attempt] from the Wolves player.
"The VAR checked it and said no penalty."
Wolves manager Gary O'Neil was left disappointed by the result given the way his team dominated the game.
"Yeah disappointed of course that we have to drive home with nothing," he stated.
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Raphael Varane netted the winner as Man Utd beat Wolves in the Premier League
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"When I look what the lads gave and how hard they worked and stuck to the game plan, they were incredible.
"We wanted some points and we dont leave with any."
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