Fans fumed further with different attacker sitting connected the bench
- Jack Figg, Digital Sports Reporter
- Published: 19:21, 24 Oct 2024
- Updated: 19:24, 24 Oct 2024
ERIK TEN HAG near Manchester United fans shocked with Noussair Mazraoui to play successful a caller role.
United question to Turkey to look ex-manager Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce side.
And they did truthful with a acquainted 4-2-3-1 enactment - but with a twist.
As full-back Mazraoui did not commencement connected the close broadside of defence, with Diogo Dalot alternatively preferred.
Instead, eyebrows were raised with the defender successful enactment to play successful an attacking midfield relation contempt Amad Diallo sitting connected the bench.
One said: "Ten hag has afloat mislaid the plot."
Another added: If the rumours are existent and Ten Hag is playing Mazraoui arsenic a 10 alternatively of Amad, I'm really going to suffer it.
"Best attacker this play hasn't seen the transportation successful hours but the fullback gets the 10 spot. I'm speechless."
One fumed: "He'd alternatively play Mazraoui #10 than the different attacking players we have, this feline is simply a sicko."
But different argued: "Mazraoui playing arsenic a fig 10 is wild! Didn’t spot that coming. Let’s spot however this experimentation works out!"
Ten Hag confirmed Mazraoui's precocious relation - thing they tried retired portion some astatine Ajax.
He said: “Mazraoui volition play successful the 10 presumption tonight”. “I cognize him from earlier astatine Ajax I played him there.
"Also arsenic a afloat backmost helium plays successful the fractional spaces. So he’s susceptible to bash this job."