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Fans were taken aback by Manchester United star Andre Onana’s finishing place for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.
The annual presentation takes place tonight in Paris, but award organisers France Football have already begun counting down the results for each of the 30 men’s award nominees.
Manchester City’s Ruben Dias finished 30th and last, with Jamal Musiala, Bukayo Saka, and Martin Odegaard all finishing outside the top 20.
Meanwhile, United custodian Onana finished 23rd, ahead of both Saka and Odegaard.
The Cameroonian joined United from Inter Milan in the offseason.
Some fans were surprised to see the shot-stopper ranked so high, given his troubles at Old Trafford this season.
Taking to X (Twitter), one wrote: “So Andre is better than Saka ok.”
Another added: “How tf is he above Dias?”
A third simply wrote: “Undeserved.”
A fourth added: “This is the funniest one.”
Other fans, though, believed the Cameroon international should have been ranked even higher, given his superb form in helping Inter Milan to last season’s Champions League final.
One wrote: “Well deserved. He did well before Manchester United.”
Another said: “Best goalkeeper in the world being ranked 23rd…”
A third exclaimed: “He was good in the last UCL and he is also out of the top 20.”
A fourth added: “Well deserved. He had a stellar season with Inter Milan and made it to the UCL final. No doubt.”
