Ruben Amorim explains brutal Andre Onana snub in big Man Utd transfer hint

Altay Bayindir has been given the nod to start again for Manchester United with Andre Onana being named on the bench for their trip to Fulham.

Onana, 29, suffered a hamstring injury in pre-season and was not named in the squad that lost 1-0 to Arsenal last weekend despite a significantly improved performance. Bayindir was at fault for the Gunners' goal, though Ruben Amorim defended the Turkey international after the game.

United are currently in advanced talks with Royal Antwerp over a €20million (£17m) deal for the Belgian outfit's promising young goalkeeper, Senne Lammens. The 23-year-old is expected to complete a move to Old Trafford imminently which will only fuel talk that Onana's days as No 1 are numbered, though he is not currently expected to be sold by the club.

Speaking before Sunday's game at Craven Cottage, Amorim made it clear that he had made the call to stick with Bayindir rather than restore Onana to his XI.

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"It's the kind of decision that the manager has to make, try to see the game, try to imagine the next game and try to put the best players to win the game, so I did that," he told Sky Sports.

Bayindir failed to deal with a corner in last weekend's fixture against Arsenal, who took full advantage through Riccardo Calafiori to leave Old Trafford with maximum points.

Lammens was omitted from the Antwerp side that beat Mechelen 2-1 on Saturday as talks over a transfer advance. Reports claim that he will not necessarily become an automatic starter, though, meaning all three players could be given a chance to stake a claim to consolidate themselves as Amorim's first-choice keeper in the coming weeks.

Onana was joined on the bench by United's new striker, Benjamin Sesko, for Sunday's trip to the capital. There was no place in the squad for Rasmus Hojlund, who is understood to be surplus to requirements following Sesko's arrival from RB Leipzig.

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