Andre Onana avoids ‘straight red’ for blatant handball to deny Bodo/Glimt dream result against Manchester United

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Onana was called into action late on for United outside his penalty area

Andre Onana somehow escaped being sent off for Manchester United despite appearing to play the ball outside his penalty area.

There are still 15 minutes left for United The goalkeeper stormed over Bodo/Glimt to clear the ball.

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Onana was called into action late on for United outside his penalty areaPhoto credit: @msrh54843
He was well off his line but made a crucial tackle

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He was well off his line but made a crucial tacklePhoto credit: @msrh54843

Jens Petter Hauge regained possession of the ball for the guests at Old Trafford and tried to dribble around as the defenders ran back.

The The man managed to gain a decisive foothold with his tackle and prevented Bodo/Glimt from scoring a goal as he was outside his line.

However, replays appear to show his hand hitting the ball onto the pitch before ripping it away from Hauge's feet, with the referee rejecting free-kick calls in real time.

Commenting for talkSPORT, Mark Wilson said: “We thought Andre Onana made a brilliant sliding tackle, which in fairness he did.”

“But he also used his hand to deny Hauge the chance to put the ball into the net. Manchester United got away with a goal there.”

Onana avoided a sending off for United and fans on social media can't believe he stayed on the pitch.

One of them said yes

“Clear handball from Onana that gets him out, right? Why isn’t that a red one?” asked a second.

A third said: “I'm a bit surprised Onana wasn't sent off for that handball.”

“Surely Onana needs to be sent off??” added a fourth as United won their second Europa League game of the season.

Replays appear to show him hitting the ball with his hand

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Replays appear to show him hitting the ball with his handPhoto credit: @msrh54843
But United still had 11 men for the rest of the game and retained the victory

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But United still had 11 men for the rest of the game and retained the victoryPhoto credit: Getty

Alejandro Garnacho gave Ruben Amorim's team the lead in the first minute after a goalkeeping mistake by Nikita Khaikin.

Bodo/Glimt then took the lead within four minutes thanks to two goals from Hakon Evjen and Philip Zinckernagel.

However, Rasmus Hojlund equalized before half-time before scoring the winner within five minutes of the second half.

However, it could have been a very different story if Onana had been penalized for his blatant handball late in the game.

Full-time gave new head coach Amorim a nervy first win as he traveled to Old Trafford for the first time since his appointment.

United have moved up to 12th in the Europa League table having won back-to-back wins in the competition.

On Sunday they return to their legendary home to welcome Everton to the Premier League, with the Amorim era now on course to win.

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