Initially, it was the best idea made by Ten Hag since he was looking for a better substitute for De Gea in terms of modern goalkeeping in distributing passes to players with confidence, not with fear.
Onana possessed the quality that Ten Hag was searching for, but sadly those qualities weren't going to stop Manchester United from conceding goals or act as a winning streak for them.

At this challenging time for Manchester United, Ten Hag should instigate a different football pattern for his team players, rather than starting from the back to make passes to the front