Onana struggled in his first few months in Manchester after signing from Inter Milan, but he made improvements last winter and ended his first campaign at United with a flourish.
The 28-year-old received praise for a world-class save in the goalless draw against Crystal Palace last month and has cut out the mistakes that plagued his mixed start at the club. The consensus on Onana is he's become a more reliable goalkeeper. He has previously spoken openly about the mental challenges he faced when he made the switch to Old Trafford and Dalot believes overcoming those obstacles is the reason he's been able to improve.
"I think it's been more of a change mentally than footballistic attribute." Dalot said about Onana. "I think he's the same player. The only thing that he changed is that he is, I think, more balanced mentally.
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