Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, August 31, 2025, 13:31 / Updated Sunday, August 31, 2025 13:37
Manchester United on Saturday scored the first victory this season, 3-2 with Burnley, but a problem remained. Not even in the 4th match of the new season that escaped without a goal. There were two again, as in the England League Cup, against Grimsby Town.
The goalkeeper proposed by players, Tom Heat, is 39
And The Sun on Sunday's tabloid reveals that United's players have lost their confidence in both the number 1 bearer, Andre Ona and the first of his reserves, Altay Bayindir. Moreover, some of them would have proposed to the manager Ruben as Amorim that from now on, to hold Tom Heaton.
The third porter option at Manchester United, Heat is 39 years old, but colleagues think it should be given a chance.
The position of goalkeeper at “Devils” has been a cause for concern since the club paid 43 million pounds to bring Onana from Inter Milan, in 2023. David de Gea's successor had ups and downs: 24 matches without a goal, but also a series of great errors.
Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir, treadmill mistakes
Amorim started the season with the number 2 Bayindir in the gate, against Arsenal, but the Turkish goalkeeper committed an expensive error, at the “Tunar” goal, and his team lost 1-0. Bayindir also played in the tie of United in London, against Fulham last week, and on Saturday, with Burnley, he had difficulty central and escaped the ball that allowed the guests to match two.
In turn, titled with Grimsby, in the League Cup, Ona was wrong in both goals scored during the regular time and thus continued the series of errors committed during the last season. The extension of the ordeal caused several players to go to Amorim and propose Heaton.
“Some of us believe Tom Heat would be worth a chance.”
“Judging as it was presented in training, some of us believe that Tom would be worth a chance. He is very experienced, takes care of himself and is a key member of the team,” they would have told the Portuguese technician.
Heaton played for the “youth” of United from 2002 to 2005, after which he was part of Lot A, between 2005 to 2010. In this first period, he did not defend the first team and was borrowed several times before returning as reserve, in 2021.
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