Top MU's disastrous goalkeepers

 #8: BEN FOSTER

In fact, Ben Foster is not so disastrous. However, the English goalkeeper's development level is not commensurate with his potential. Foster is a long-term project of Sir Alex Ferguson to become MU's number 1 goalkeeper at his peak. However, Foster could only be Edwin van der Sar's backup plan for two seasons, with the highlight being the penalty shootout in the 2009 Federation Cup final. But in the opposite direction, Foster's mistakes in matches against Arsenal, Man City and Sunderland, he never gained Sir Alex's trust.

#7: MARK BOSNICH

Mark Bosnich is one of the strangest cases in MU history when he is the only player recruited by Sir Alex twice. Before the Premier League era, the Australian goalkeeper played MU 2 matches before his visa expired. After making a name for himself as Aston Villa's number 1 goalkeeper, Bosnich returned to MU in 1999 after the departure of Peter Schmeichel. However, as described by Sir Alex himself, Bosnich is "extremely unprofessional", shows up to practice 3 hours late, and "eats everything on the restaurant menu".

#6: TIM HOWARD

The American goalkeeper only became known to the world when he signed a contract with MU in 2003. Tim Howard impressed in the first months but his performance was disappointing in the match against Jose Mourinho's Porto in the 1/8 round of the Champions League. causing his confidence to never return. For 14 months, Howard and Roy Carroll fought for the position of MU's number 1 goalkeeper. However, both failed to meet the requirements and forced Sir Alex to recruit Van der Sar in 2005.

#5: ROY CARROLL

Roy Carroll, like Howard, completely lost confidence when wearing the MU shirt. The Northern Irish goalkeeper did not show any outstanding skills. In the FA Cup final against Arsenal in 2005, Carroll failed to block any of his opponent's penalty kicks. The most prominent was Carroll's disastrous performance when he made a silly mistake in the match against Tottenham even though it did not lead to a goal.

#4: ANDRE ONANA

Continuing, a goalkeeper was brought in to replace a monument. Coach Ten Hag took a gamble by not renewing with David de Gea to bring back his old player Andre Onana. The Cameroonian goalkeeper is famous for his passing ability but constantly makes mistakes and harms his teammates, especially Casemiro. Worth mentioning, the most important skill of a goalkeeper is blocking, but Onana performed extremely poorly. At this time, MU fans are missing De Gea more than ever.

#3: FABIEN BARTHEZ

As a World Cup and EURO champion with the French national team, Fabien Barthez is considered the perfect replacement for Schmeichel. Barthez has never lacked confidence, but his problem is... too much confidence. During his 3 years at MU, Barthez had extremely unforgettable moments when he "gifted" Thierry Henry 2 goals in a 1-3 defeat to Arsenal, and before that were also 2 unforgivable mistakes in the loss to Deportivo La Coruna. . In addition, Barthez also had many confusing situations on the field and made Sir Alex angry.

#2: VICTOR VALDES

Victor Valdes's most brilliant years were spent at Barca. Therefore, it was not surprising that when he moved to MU in 2015, Valdes was no longer himself. Coach Louis van Gaal took a gamble when accepting Valdes even though he was suffering from a serious knee injury at that time. However, Van Gaal himself could not be satisfied with his former student at Barca, only allowing him to play in 2 matches before dropping him to... the reserve team. "He didn't listen to my instructions," Van Gaal said. "My team has no place for someone like that."

#1: MASSIMO TAIBI

MU signed Massimo Taibi in 1999 for 4.5 million pounds. However, it is estimated that MU lost more than 1 million pounds to use the Italian goalkeeper each match. Taibi showed a disaster, conceding 11 goals in 4 matches. His debut at Anfield was a nightmare as he opened up scoring opportunities for Sami Hyppia. However, it was still better than the 3-3 draw with Southampton, when Taibi became a farce for Matt Le Tissie's brilliance. The next day, The Sun newspaper headlined Taibi as "Blind Venezio".