Published 20:18 IST, October 29th 2019
Manchester United to play Fred in injured Paul Pogba's position: Ole
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stated that Fred will be replacing Paul Pogba in the midfield till the time Pogba is unavailable
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Manchester United manr Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stated that Fred will be replacing Paul Pogba in midfield till time Pogba is t completely fit and available for selection. Ole backed Brazilian to repay his faith on field in upcoming matches. Solskjaer said that Pogba will t be available for selection until December due to a setback in recovering from his ankle injury.
It's time for Fred to step up
Fred has been a part of Red Devils' playing Xl in a total of 6 Premier League games this season and has played only one full match in which Manchester United witnessed a shocking 1-0 defeat against Newcastle and recent 1-1 draw against Liverpool.
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Ole said that re was point talking about someone who is out injured because he will t be out re on field and help us win matches. He furr added that world cup winner was a very creative midfielder but it was up to Fred to step up his game in order to help his team win.
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Red Devils next play against Chelsea in round of 16 of Carabao Cup on October 30 at Stamford Bridge. last time, two sides met, United thrashed Chelsea with a scoreline of 4-0 due to goals from Marcus Rashford, Daniel James and Anthony Martial. Although, Solsksjaer stated that ir previous result against Chelsea did t get better of m and y will play with same intensity as before.
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Premier League record for Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Meanwhile, Manchester United's £50 million summer acquisition from Crystal Palace, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, recently achieved record for most number of successful tackles in Premier League, in his first season with Red Devils. young right-back was in his top form as United beat rwich city 3-1 at Carrow Road on October 27 that saw Red Devils win ir third match of season.
21-year-old played a key role in United's win against rwich City, which saw m climb to 7th position from a lowly 15th after 10 league matches. match also saw Scottish midfielder, Scott McTominay, making sharp passes for United before scoring first goal of match in 21st minute. McTominay's goal helped Manchester United to be first team to score 2000 goals in Premier League era.
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Red Devils continue to attempt a revival under ir rweigan Manr after a sluggish 6 years with 3 different manrs since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 after a trophy-laden 26 and a half years with Red Devils.
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(With inputs from ncies)
20:08 IST, October 29th 2019