Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana disappointed in the 3-1 loss to Brighton on Sunday, in a year when Ruben Amorim is known to be looking at new options between the sticks - and some The Manchester Evening News readers in our comments section wonder if a stopper in the mould of long-serving David de Gea might be the way forward.

United made it four home defeats in five, well beaten by Brighton 3-1. An Onana howler sealed the game in the Seagulls' favour, spilling a cross for Georginio Rutter, and he could have done better in the preceding goals, too.

United signed Onana to be their ball-playing keeper, catching up with the trend in elite football that a goalkeeper should also be good with their feet to relieve pressure on defences and launch attacks. Their previous number one, De Gea, was more of a classic shot-stopper - and some fans are wondering if that might be better while United are so porous.

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Reader Johndeff says: "Onana - how much longer do we need to see him in goal? Having a goalkeeper that's supposed to be good with his feet is inviting outfield players to keep playing easy balls back to him when they should be going in the other direction. It doesn't help that he is so prone to error... and to think I used to give out about De Gea."

Commenter Collyhursttedkstandred writes: "I thought De Gea, who was useless on crosses, got beat near post and far post and made a mistake every game was shocking, but Onana makes him look like Peter Schmeichel and Edwin van der Sar. Ruben's hands are tied with this squad, he will get it right and start with a top goalkeeper."

Clyde73 says: "We should never have let De Gea go, Onana is just not good enough, he has cost us games, has to go now." Red Hector agrees: "When new players are brought to the club, it's because they are supposed to be better than what is currently there. Onana is NEVER an upgrade on De Gea. Onana was supposed to be great with his feet, he isn't and he's certainly not as good with his hands as De Gea was."

Icemankey writes: "Onana, he's just a £50m spend making the same mistakes he was supposed to be eliminating which our out-of-form De Gea was making. But I dearly miss him now, at least he won - or at least drew us - a few games when our outfield players are bad... which they mostly are now."

Other fans refuse to put on such rose-tinted glasses. Anniemause says: "De Gea was no better, and under the sort of set piece pressure clubs are now putting United under, he would have crumbled even more. At the best of times De Gea was a weak keeper only saved by his quick reactions."

Realperson thinks that the focus should be elsewhere: "I feel sorry for Onana. He doesn't know who's going to be playing in front of him in what positions from week-to-week, and then gets the blame."

Have your say! Is the "pure shot stopper" now a thing of the past, or would you like to see one back at Manchester United? Comment below, and join in on the conversation.