Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will be desperate to see his side record their first Champions League win of the season on Tuesday night.
Erik ten Hag still waiting to unleash dream Manchester United partnership
04.10.2023 - 01:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have not been able to catch a break at left-back this season and it continues to hamper them in other positions across their misfiring team.
The competition between England regular Luke Shaw and rookie Tyrell Malacia was a genuine strength for United last term. However, they are both on the treatment table right now with the latter yet to lace up his boots on the training ground this season.
United signed Sergio Reguilon on loan as a stop-gap replacement and the Tottenham man impressed during three early-season performances, before injury also struck the Spaniard down. In their absence, Sofyan Amrabat has had to tackle a different problem to the one he was signed for.
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And that means Erik ten Hag is still waiting to unleash his dream partnership in midfield. Since his appointment, the former Ajax manager has made five additions to his engine room; Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Mason Mount, Amrabat and Marcel Sabitzer in a temporary January deal.
Eriksen excelled alongside Casemiro for large parts of last season, while £60million Mount has shown glimpses of what he can bring to the table since recovering from his own injury problem. However, the former Chelsea midfielder is typically a whole lot more comfortable in the attack-minded positions.
Casemiro and Amrabat are the two natural sitters in this United squad and you would expect Ten Hag to pair them regularly this term, particularly in bigger games against teams who dominate possession - think the derby with Manchester City on October 29.
"One of my wishes to get another [number] six," said Ten Hag upon signing Amrabat, who he
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