Matthijs de Ligt believes his relationship with Noussair Mazraoui will profit Manchester United’s defence this season.
De Ligt and Mazraoui joined United in a double signing price as much as £60million from Bayern Munich on Tuesday.
The 2 defenders have been additionally collectively at Ajax, the place they performed beneath Erik ten Hag earlier than being reunited in Germany.
The supervisor confirmed on Thursday that each gamers can be within the squad for the Purple Devils’ Premier League opener in opposition to Fulham on Friday, and De Ligt is trying ahead to growing their partnership additional.
“What can I let you know about Nous? He’s a tremendous man, a tremendous participant,” De Ligt mentioned in an interview with the membership’s media channels.
“I’ve recognized him already for a very long time, I feel round 10 years now. There’s a motive we all the time come collectively, like earlier than in Ajax, then at Bayern Munich, now at Manchester United.
“I feel it’s a particular relationship, and I’m actually glad and glad that he’s additionally going to be right here, and I feel we will help one another so much.”
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United struggled with accidents final season, notably amongst their defenders, as they fielded 14 completely different centre-back pairings all through the marketing campaign.
The membership confirmed on Tuesday that Luke Shaw will miss the beginning of the brand new season with a calf damage, which Ten Hag has described as “short-term”.
Leny Yoro, who is about to be out for 3 months, additionally joined earlier within the switch window, whereas Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka each went in the wrong way.
And the present overhaul is a part of what drew the 25-year-old to the membership.
“I truly actually just like the mission,” he added. “It’s all the time good to go someplace and to really feel that you simply’re a part of a brand new mission, to really feel that you simply’re a part of one thing new.
“Hopefully, myself and the opposite gamers which might be coming this summer season can provide an excellent piece to the following historical past of Manchester United and to get the membership again to the place it belongs: on prime.”
