With Amorim’s arrival and the implementation of a three-defender system, Malacia has been tasked with playing a new wing-back role, as a pose to the full-back position that we had become accustomed to him featuring from earlier in his United career.
Our no.12 says there is differences in what he is now being asked to do, but it’s a challenge that he is relishing, as he begins to build a working relationship with Ruben.
“There’s a lot of changing. But I like [it] and what I know about this manager is he’s very clear, for all of us,” the Dutchman explained.
“That’s the most important thing, we know what we have to do in the game.”