Joshua Zirkzee slammed by former Manchester United star

Joshua Zirkzee has not impressed erstwhile Manchester United and England defender Paul Parker, saying that if the guardant is acceptable helium doesn’t look it.

The 23-year-old arrived from Bologna implicit the summer successful a £36.5m determination aft a bully past play successful Serie A which saw him people 11 league goals.

The Netherlands planetary made the imagination commencement to beingness with the Red Devils arsenic helium came disconnected the seat to people the victor connected his debut against Fulham connected the opening time of the season.

However, helium has not recovered the backmost of the nett since, contempt starting 3 games and making different substitute appearance.

Parker is surely unconvinced by Zirkzee and expects Rasmus Hojlund to oust him from the starting line-up present the Danish striker is acceptable again.

‘Once Hojlund is backmost from wounded helium volition commencement due to the fact that you request a focal point. He’s needed,’ Parker told bettingexpert.com. ‘I can’t spot however Zirkzee gets successful the team. Who bash you instrumentality retired to bring him in? Do you instrumentality retired a wide player?

‘Unless 10 Hag changes the strategy I can’t spot however Zirkzee plays and I don’t cognize his champion position. Can helium triumph the shot back? I look astatine him and erstwhile helium starts games, his socks are astir his ankles and helium looks similar he’s ran a fractional marathon earlier he’s adjacent started a game. I’m not definite however acceptable helium is.

‘There’s nary large burst successful his runs oregon a alteration of pace. He’s precise 1 paced. I conscionable don’t know. [Former England brag Fabio] Capello said the gait of the crippled successful England has caught Zirkzee disconnected guard.’

Parker was a right-back by commercialized and feels Erik 10 Hag has a occupation connected the other broadside of his defence with Luke Shaw inactive not backmost from injury.

The England planetary has not played for Manchester United since February arsenic helium struggled with a hamstring problem, returned for his state astatine Euro 2024 but has since suffered a calf wounded and won’t beryllium backmost until adjacent month.

‘The main contented with the defence close present is they don’t person a near footed near backmost due to the fact that of Shaw’s injuries,’ said Parker. ‘[Diogo] Dalot has done a large occupation but you bash request that outlet. It’s a problem. That wide near subordinate who is Rashford close present would payment from having a near footed near back.

‘It’ll beryllium absorbing to spot however Shaw fits successful erstwhile helium comes back. There’s nary clip to wait. It’s brainsick that Luke Shaw went to the Euro’s erstwhile helium shouldn’t have.’

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