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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has commented on how a lot he doesn’t take pleasure in watching Victor Lindelof at left again.
The Crimson Devils have had extremely dangerous luck this yr within the defensive place as Tyrell Malacia has not kicked a ball in anger all season after it was reported he had picked up an harm earlier than the workforce’s pre-season journey to America in July.
Moreover, Luke Shaw has solely performed 15 video games this season and has suffered two severe accidents already on this marketing campaign.
The Peoples Person has advised that the Crimson Devils pursue a high notch left again this summer time to relegate the English fullback to that of backup, as his harm issues appear by no means ending.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has even advised that the participant is “touch and go” to make the England squad for the Euros this summer time.
What this implies is that United have needed to come up a couple of sticking plaster options which have seen Diogo Dalot, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Sofyan Amrabat all cowl at left again since Sergio Reguilon’s mortgage was terminated in January.
The Swedish captain has been entrusted extra just lately to fill the void within the workforce however the outcomes have been questionable at finest.
The previous Benfica man has performed in all of United’s final 5 Premier League matches and with no consideration footer, by no means appears to be like snug on the left.
He additionally can’t match Luke Shaw’s overlapping or crossing, rendering the left facet of United’s assault very one-dimensional.
Nonetheless, Lindelof has just lately spoken about how he’s snug enjoying in a variety of positions stating, “and if I play in one other place, if it’s not centre-half, then I simply attempt to do the job and play one of the simplest ways I can. Clearly, it’s completely different from being a centre-half, a quantity six or a full-back. You must suppose in another way. However I believe I can do a great job there as nicely”.
One former United defender doesn’t see it this fashion, nevertheless.
Talking on his YouTube podcast, VIBE with FIVE, Ferdinand complained “it’s killing me (seeing Lindelof pressured to play at left-back)”.
“However you by no means need to be doing that, enjoying folks out of place, by no means enjoying the identical again 4”.
The return of Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the large cup tie towards Liverpool at present will hopefully see pure fullback, Diogo Dalot, shift over to the left hand facet. No Manchester United fan will need to see the Lindelof left again experiment be examined towards Mo Salah.
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