I don’t really get all the praise he’s been getting for the Villa match. Perhaps it’s just that our expectations have sunk so low that a keeper who doesn’t make any major, costly errors is considered MOTM-worthy.
Yes, he made a few decent saves, but they were mostly shots that were driven straight at him - I would have been disappointed if any of those shots had gone in. They’re saves a Premier League keeper should be making 9 times out of 10. (I thought the same way about DDG’s overly dramatic Hollywood saves too, before you ask).
But other than that, his distribution (ie the thing that he’s meant to be world class at) was still disappointing, although I accept that this is as much to do with outfield players not making themselves available as it is about Onana.
And I still had my heart in my mouth every time he stood glued to his line for every corner and free kick. If Villa had anyone who could win an aerial duel we would have been in trouble.
So yeah, it was a decent performance for him, by his low standards this season, but now thing to write home about.