{"id":77797,"date":"2025-08-19T13:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/77797\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:02:12","slug":"man-utd-legend-expresses-concern-about-goalkeeper-options-after-costly-arsenal-mistake-it-puts-you-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/77797\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd legend expresses concern about goalkeeper options after costly Arsenal mistake, \u2018it puts you under pressure\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Altay Bayindir\u2019s costly mistake on Sunday granted Arsenal three points as Manchester United failed to overturn a one-goal deficit in the first game of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manchester United<\/a> went into the transfer window this summer to improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/ruben-amorim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ruben Amorim\u2019s<\/a> squad ahead of the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p>The emphasis from the beginning of the window was on enhancing United\u2019s attacking department. That was achieved by signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/matheus-cunha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matheus Cunha<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/bryan-mbeumo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/benjamin-sesko\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, questions are being asked whether Ineos will back Amorim by strengthening another area of the team.<\/p>\n<p>All summer long at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/old-trafford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Trafford<\/a>, the message has been clear: goalkeeper is not a priority position to bolster in the transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>That means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/andre-onana\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andre Onana<\/a>, who missed United\u2019s defeat to Arsenal on the opening weekend of the season, will still be the first-choice goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/altay-bayindir\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Altay Bayindir<\/a> is the current back-up option, and he made a howler that granted Arsenal three points on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkey international has been tipped to leave United in search of regular football this summer.<\/p>\n<p>United can\u2019t afford to make mistakes that lead to goals when they are failing to take opportunities at the other end of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230614016-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Altay Bayindir talking to his Manchester United teammates\" class=\"wp-image-292411\" \/>Photo by Michael Regan\/Getty ImagesGordon Hill reacts to Altay Bayindir howler<\/p>\n<p>Onana missed the entirety of pre-season with a hamstring injury and was not ready to face Arsenal, hence why Bayindir was recalled to the line-up.<\/p>\n<p>The former Fenerbahce stopper failed to stop a Declan Rice cross that was then nodded home by Ricardo Calafiori.<\/p>\n<p>United dominated the game and deserved more from it, but they were unable to respond to Arsenal\u2019s 13-minute opener.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the pitch, Arsenal stopper David Raya was awarded the player of the match award by former United captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/gary-neville\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Neville<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bayindir\u2019s mistake sparked a reaction from United legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/gordon-hill\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gordon Hill<\/a>, who is remembered fondly for winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/fa-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FA Cup<\/a> in 1977 and preventing Liverpool from winning the treble.<\/p>\n<p>Hill took to social media during the game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Initially reacting to Bayindir\u2019s howler, Hill called it a \u201ccomplete and utter mess\u201d from the goalkeeper before explaining that his mistake only put the team under more pressure from the start.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A complete and utter mess from the keeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gordon Hill (@gordonhill54) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gordonhill54\/status\/1957107920715518157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 17, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It puts you under pressure from the start to go one nil down when your keeper does not do his job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gordon Hill (@gordonhill54) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gordonhill54\/status\/1957110382931427448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 17, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p> Hill urges Man Utd to sign a new goalkeeper<\/p>\n<p>United have been linked with many goalkeepers this summer<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/emiliano-martinez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emiliano Martinez<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/tag\/senne-lammens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Senne Lammens<\/a>, the Red Devils have options in the market, but they also need to sell players to generate funds for further activity in the market.<\/p>\n<p>Hill took to social media again 24 hours after the game to express his opinion on United needing to sign a new goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think after yesterdays result, a keeper has to bebop of the shooting list. I would have replaced a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gordon Hill (@gordonhill54) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gordonhill54\/status\/1957545285217054819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 18, 2025<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>The United legend didn\u2019t elaborate on who he would specifically like United to sign next.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Altay Bayindir\u2019s costly mistake on Sunday granted Arsenal three points as Manchester United failed to overturn a one-goal&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[3055,3054,218,39693,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-77797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-altay-bayindir","tag-andre-onana","tag-football","tag-gordon-hill","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}