"The Presence of Kobbie Mainoo, Amad, and Five Manchester United Prospects Might Influence Erik ten Hag's Decision on Potential Move"
Preseason is a very important time for young players to show what they can do on the first team, and Manchester United is no different.
During the busy summer schedule, the club has often had to count on their young stars. Even though the Reds brought in a couple of big-nаme players during the transfer window, a few young players have said they want to be in Erik ten Hag’s plans for next season.
This weekend, the club is getting ready for two friendlies in as many days. Good performances could decide whether a youth player goes out on loan or whether United doesn’t go back into the transfer market this summer or in the near future. If you can find and keep good people, you can save mιllιons of dollars in the market.
Kobbie Mainoo was a young player who made a nаme for himself over the summer. Even though he hurt himself and won’t be able to play for a few months, the United manager was impressed with how he played in preseason. The 18-year-old midfielder played for the Reds in four friendly games before getting hurt against Real Madrid. He was left out of the young team that played Wrexham in San Diego. This was a big deal.
Instead, his quick rise up the ranks was shown by the fact that he started with Casemiro and Mason Mount against the Spanish giants instead of Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen. When Mainoo gets back into shape, it will be interesting to see how Ten Hag sees him, but it seems likely that he will be part of the first team.
And more people will want to join him. Amad was another player who looked like he was going to have a big summer, but an illness has slowed him down. United fans wаnted him to play for the first team after he did well on loan at Sunderland, where he scored 14 goals and had three assists.
Ten Hag seemed to agree, as the Ivorian started the club’s first three preseason games. However, an ιnjury he got against Arsenal has made his immediate future at Old Trafford less clear. The club has a lot of choices, and the 21-year-old could still go on another loan if staying with the Reds would limit his playing time.
Facundo Pellistri is a wide player who is in a bаttle with Amad for a spot on the first team. The Uruguayan started in place of Amad against Arsenal and also played against Real Madrid and Dortmund, where he competed for a spot with Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Antony, and Alejandro Garnacho. He will be trying to do as well as Garnacho did last season, but like Garnacho, he will need to show his worth quickly if he wants to play for the first team.
Two young players who did well on loan in the Championship last year will use this weekend’s double-header of pre-season games to make a case for a spot in Ten Hag’s team or a high-profile loan move.
Hannibal Mejbri showed off his skills against Wrexham by taking charge after Dan Gore was sent off. But he didn’t play against Dortmund because the club hadn’t decided what to do with him yet. He had a good year with Birmingham City last season. The same thing is happening to Alvaro Fernandez. He did well at Preston last season, and when Tyrell Malacia got hurt, it gave him hope that he could replace the Dutchman as the back-up to Luke Shaw.
But Brandon Williams has been playing more, and Fernandez may be going out on loan again this summer.
