Man Utd trio set to make life troublesome for Mason Mount and Sofyan Amrabat
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has given himself a variety headache in midfield following the current arrivals of Mason Mount and Sofyan Amrabat. The former joined from Chelsea on the very begin of the window earlier than Amrabat was snapped up on an preliminary mortgage deal within the closing hours of deadline day.
Both gamers can be anticipated to characteristic closely for United over the course of this season, though Mount is at present sidelined till after the worldwide break with an harm. Amrabat, however, is absolutely match and raring to go as he appears to settle in shortly at Old Trafford.
However, each gamers can be made to work onerous to dislodge United’s established starters in the course of the park. Casemiro is sort of undroppable for the Red Devils, whereas Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen have usually excelled collectively within the extra superior midfield roles.
United have collected 42 factors within the 17 video games that Casemiro, Fernandes and Eriksen have began collectively within the Premier League. However, solely 39 factors have been earned within the 24 video games that any one of many trio has been neglected of the beginning lineup.
This means that Mount and Amrabat might have a job on their fingers to pressure themselves into United’s midfield trio, particularly given the previous’s quiet begin to the marketing campaign. He was unable to show himself as a sure-fire starter earlier than his harm and there’s no assure that Amrabat will both, as now we have seen earlier than with many high-profile gamers signed by United.
Ten Hag, in the meantime, has already mentioned that will probably be onerous to justify diverting from a midfield consisting of Casemiro, Fernandes and Eriksen. He advised Sky Sports earlier this week: “When we play with Casemiro and Eriksen and Bruno we are very successful.”
The United boss is understood to be an enormous admirer of Amrabat, although, and was reportedly insistent on bringing him to Old Trafford lengthy earlier than his transfer from Fiorentina was finally confirmed. The midfielder beforehand labored underneath Ten Hag throughout his time at Utrecht, grabbing 10 assists in 50 video games underneath the steering of his present supervisor.
Speaking in 2017, Ten Hag mentioned of Amrabat: “Souf is imperturbable, unyielding. That is an additional quality. He will and must play, even if he has to go over five walls or through five walls, and even if he has to fight for it for weeks or months.”
Ten Hag additionally clearly noticed sufficient in Mount to push onerous for his signature, with United forking out round £55million to prise him away from Chelsea. It stays to be seen how the England ace and Amrabat will fare at Old Trafford this season, however it can actually be essential for them to profit from their alternatives with a purpose to break into United’s beginning aspect.
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