A penny for Altay Bayindir’s thoughts. The goalkeeper arrived at Manchester United in the summer as second choice goalkeeper.
He’ll have known Andre Onana would be first choice but he might have expected to get an outing before mid-January. He might have expected an outing in an early Carabao Cup tie or an FA Cup trip to third tier opponents.
He might have expected to play against Tottenham given Onana’s Cameroon play their opening Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday.
But instead talks between Cameroon, United and Onana meant the keeper lined up for the Reds at Old Trafford. Bayindir will have to wait a bit longer. READ MORE: Manchester United loanee Mason Greenwood wins La Liga award ALSO READ: Six United players set to return from injury Even then, given Erik ten Hag’s loyalty to Onana, the Turkey international’s debut might be sooner than the manager envisaged.
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