"Consistently mediocre", "Last to arrive; First to leave" - Fans blast Manchester United's Andre Onana after Cameroon's loss to Senegal

Football fans around the world took to social media to lay into Manchester United and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana after Cameroon's 3-1 loss to Senegal at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Onana, who has already been under fire for his sub-par performances this season, was subjected to more scrutiny after his first game for his national team at AFCON. Cameroon drew their first game of the tournament 1-1 with 10-man Zambia, and things have turned from bad to worse for the Lions who are on the verge of being eliminated in the group stages itself.

One furious fan on X lambasted Onana, saying:

"Andre Onana has been really inconsistent this season, consistenly mediocre"

Another one added:

"The last will be the first, and the first last" (Matthew 20:16). Andre Onana was the last to arrive at AFCON, he will also be the first to leave. What a guy."

Here are some more of the fan reactions on X:

A running joke has also started among fans about Onana being the last one to arrive and first one to leave from AFCON. Since he was called up to play Manchester United's game against Tottenham one day before Cameroon's first match, he missed out on a starting spot to Fabrice Ondoa.

Now, with Cameroon on the brink of elimination, he might already be packing his bags and leaving. Here are some more of those hilarious reactions on X:

Onana, who moved from Inter Milan to Manchester United last summer for €50 million, has been in poor form this season. Although he has the second most clean sheets in the Premier League with six in 21 games, he has also conceded 29 goals in the remaining 15, with many of them stemming from costly errors.

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