At one of the first press conferences after his appointment to Manchester United, Ralph Rangnick said that he will pay special attention to the work of the club academy. The specialist wants Manchester United to have several players every year who can be transferred from the youth team to the first team. The German loves to work with young footballers. The arrival of Rangnik is good news for United students. Now he can be sure that their development will be closely monitored. Next, let’s take a closer look at 7 young Mancunians who may get a chance with the new coach of the first team.
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Alvaro Fernandez
Fernandez has been at Man Utd’s position since 2020. Prior to that, the Spaniard visited the academies of Deportivo and Real Madrid. The defender shows himself well in the youth team. This season, the 18-year-old fullback played 18 matches in all tournaments for the U-23 team, in which he scored 3 goals and gave 4 assists. Quite good indicators for a player, his role. Luke Shaw and Alex Telles currently play left-back at United. Do not write off Brandon Williams, who went to Norwich on loan. The competition is great, but each of these footballers is not irreplaceable. Fernandez can definitely get the chance.
Teden Mengi
Mengi is the captain of the U-23 team. Since June last year, the defender began to be involved in training with the base on the initiative of Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer. To date, the 19-year-old center-back has only 2 games for the United first team, but he has good prospects. The footballer visited the Championship, where he played for Derby County on loan, after which he returned to his home club. Rangnick has already seen the young Englishman in the Champions League match against the Young Boys. In defense, “Manchester United” is never calm, so one more defender, especially from among the pupils, will not be superfluous.
Hannibal Mejbri
Manchester United bought Mejbri from Monaco in the summer of 2019 for 10 million euros. Since then, the player has been in the United system. To date, the 18-year-old midfielder has only 8 minutes on the field with the first Mancunian team. At the same time, he has already managed to play 8 matches for the Tunisian national team. In the current season, Mejbri gets a little playing time in the youth team, but he is still periodically recalled by the local media. For example, the Manchester Evening News believes that Hannibal could replace Jesse Lingard or Juan Mate in the foreseeable future, who are likely to leave Manchester United. The Mancunians really count on a football player, since they have invested money in him. Then everything depends on the player himself.
Anthony Elanga-Manchester United players
Elanga arrived in Manchester in the summer of 2014 from Malmo. The footballer went through different stages of youth teams in Manchester United. Now the 19-year-old winger plays mainly for the U-23, but is periodically involved in the team. This season, the footballer has already played one match in the Premier League and the League Cup, and also spent 90 minutes on the field in a duel against the Young Boys under the supervision of Rangnick. The Swede is good because he can play both on the left flank of the attack and in the position of the central striker. As a center forward, Elanga has scored in three consecutive U21s. If Rangnick let the player play the entire Champions League match on the field, then he is already interested in him.