Manchester United welcome Everton to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon as Ruben Amorim seeks a second home win in a matter of days.
Ruben Amorim has his first win as Manchester United boss under his belt.
Amorim watched on as his United side came from 2-1 down to beat Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Amorim spotted some positives and negatives against Bodo/Glimt and now goes hunting for his first Premier League win as United boss.
Everton head to Old Trafford this afternoon and Amorim will be hoping to beat the struggling Toffees to truly kickstart his Premier League career.
Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United checks in ahead of their flight to Portugal at Manchester Airport on October 02, 2024 in M...
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Noussair Mazraoui praises Manchester United teammate
We would expect to see Amorim stick with his 3-4-3 system and our predicted lineup features Mason Mount coming into the team.
One man who will feature prominently is Noussair Mazraoui.
United signed Mazraoui from Bayern Munich over the summer with Erik ten Hag securing a reunion after coaching the Moroccan at Ajax.
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Mazraoui featured as a right back and left back under Ten Hag but now finds himself in a different role under Amorim.
Now operating as a right-sided centre back, Mazraoui has earned praise from Amorim already.
United fans have been blown away by Mazraoui too and the defender has now commented on his new role in the United back line.
Speaking to The Mirror, Mazraoui accepted Amorim’s compliments and admitted that it’s nice to have caught his eye.
Mazraoui is happy to play in this new role but admitted that one United player is making life easier for him.
Mazraoui knows Matthijs de Ligt from their time together at Ajax and Bayern Munich, and that connection is helping Mazraoui settle into his new position.
“It’s a big compliment to hear the coach say nice things. What can I say? I try my best every day and in every game. I give my all for the team, for the coach and for the supporters,” said Mazraoui.
“We are all in this together. It isn’t about one player. This is the first time I have played in this position. You have to view the game differently because you are not as high up the pitch like when you are the full-back.
“But you get more time on the ball and you must make the most of that in the build-up. There are some different things I have to do but it’s still the same game. Of course, I played alongside De Ligt at Bayern and having him alongside me makes life 10-times easier,” he added.
Mazraoui and De Ligt likely to continue for a while
Amorim certainly loves what he has seen from Mazraoui in this new role.
The Moroccan international is strong defensively whilst also being progressive on the ball, which is the ideal combination for a right-sided centre back in a three-man defence.
Mazraoui is really stepping it up for United and we would expect to see him feature alongside De Ligt for a while yet.
Leny Yoro is another option on the right side but he hasn’t played at all this season due to injury and is still more of a player for the future.
De Ligt may have competition from Harry Maguire in the middle of the back three but he looks fairly settled in that role.
Mazraoui’s connection with De Ligt for Ajax and Bayern is certainly helping United right now and we think Amorim will stick with that combination for the foreseeable future.
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