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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson defends Onana over Man Utd struggles

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker believes Andre Onana is still setting in at Manchester United.

The two keepers face-off on Sunday at Anfield.

Alisson said: "Onana is, of course, a really good goalkeeper.

"The Champions League he played last season was amazing, the way he performed, but in my career I went through something similar to what he is living.

"Coming from an Italian club to England, to a big club, for a lot of money. This is a lot of responsibility over your shoulders and he came here with the responsibility to be the replacement for De Gea, who maybe was not in the best shape of his career but he was still delivering.

"He delivered so many good things for Manchester United and so many appearances for Manchester United and [to replace that] is a big step in your career.

"I think he is capable of this responsibility, but sometimes it takes longer with some than others. You are changing team, you are changing league, they are trying to adapt and discover themselves and that can affect you alot.

"I was lucky in that I was coming to a team that was with everything already going in a different way, that was building, so I think he will get there. He needs to be patient, he needs to do that with everything that is going on in his life in the best way that he can and I think he is someone who is in this moment needs the support of everybody."

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