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Joshua Zirkzee is shut to creating his Man United debut, with Erik ten Hag remaining affected person with the younger striker.
Manchester United spent fairly huge on bringing Joshua Zirkzee to Previous Trafford this summer season, with the striker leaving Bologna to play for Erik ten Hag’s Pink Devils.
The Dutch ahead was given additional break day attributable to his participation on the European Championship, therefore, we’re but to see the brand new boy in motion.
We’re now gearing as much as tackle Fulham within the opening Premier League match of the marketing campaign. Zirkzee hasn’t had any minutes to regulate to his new teammates and the fashion of play. Clearly, that’s removed from excellent.
Now, Erik ten Hag has defined Zirkzee’s pre-season absence, whereas including {that a} lack of recreation time is a ‘drawback’ for the 23-year-old.
Try what Erik ten Hag needed to say on Joshua Zirkzee in full right here:
“I believe he’s shut, in order that is without doubt one of the issues,” Ten Hag instructed the MEN. “We don’t have a pre-season with him so we want video games to carry him.”
“In the event you see his background, within the final months he had an damage with Bologna. Ultimately, he made the choice for the Netherlands, in order that helped him out of our first few weeks of pre-season.”
“So no video games – that’s his drawback on this second. However now it’s his third week in coaching, you see him stepping up, his health ranges are bettering and he wants extra minutes and we will’t do it in a pleasant, it has to enter the league.”
It’s only a lower than excellent begin for Zirkzee. It’s by no means simple in a 12 months the place there’s a serious worldwide match and all it does is pile extra stress on any new signing.
United followers predict Zirkzee to be an honest supply for objectives throughout the coming marketing campaign, although we don’t know how he’s going to manage within the Premier League at this level.
The truth that he’s additionally been coping with damage considerably just lately is a priority. That would clarify why Ten Hag has held off giving Zirkzee minutes in these pleasant matches.
As issues stand, I’d be extremely shocked if Zirkzee begins in opposition to Fulham tonight. I’d truthfully be pleasantly shocked if we see him come off the substitutes bench in that recreation, although he has to start out someplace, proper?
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