Sofyan Amrabat looked well worth the €10million loan fee during a commanding first start for Manchester United in the Carabao Cup earlier this week.
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Most of Manchester United’s international players have enjoyed plenty of game time over the past 10 days.
Erik ten Hag has learned that he may indeed be without Andre Onana for a handful of games in January after he helped Cameroon qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations by keeping a clean sheet in their 3-0 win over Burundi.
Back on European shores, Bruno Fernandes showed why he is Portugal's next leader. After hitting the only goal in a 1-0 Euro 2024 qualifying win over Slovakia, the United captain tallied a hat-trick of assists plus another goal in the 9-0 mauling of Luxembourg.
Mirroring what Ten Hag has been forced into at United, Portugal played Diogo Dalot at left-back for the full game in that match having featured for the full 90 minutes on the other flank against Slovakia.
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Christian Eriksen was in similar form to Fernandes for Denmark, notching a goal and two assists in a 4-0 win over San Marino in Euro qualifiers before his side's 1-0 win over Finland. Fellow Dane Rasmus Hojlund featured as a substitute in the two matches, enjoying just over 75 minutes across both games.
Scott McTominay has given Ten Hag food for thought after taking his Euro qualifying tally to six goals when heading home in Scotland’s 3-0 win over Cyprus, briefly going joint-top of the goalscoring chart. He played the full match in the 3-1 friendly defeat to England, as did Harry Maguire.
The substitute defender put through his own net for Scotland’s only goal and finished the game with the armband after Harry Kane’s substitution. Gareth Southgate launched a staunch defence of Maguire - who completed the entirety of Saturday’s draw with Ukraine - after criticism of his selection.
Sofyan Amrabat looked well worth the €10million loan fee during a commanding first start for Manchester United in the Carabao Cup earlier this week.
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