1 assist, 88% pass accuracy, 1 clean sheet: United star makes successful return to international duty

Manchester United had three players on international duty on Friday night. Noussair Mazraoui The Moroccan has had his injury problems this season but he has been eased back into game time by Ruben Amorim lately. Mazraoui played 82 minutes of Morocco’s 1-0 win over Mozambique in World Cup qualifying. The United full back provided the key assist for the Moroccans only goal of the game. He laid the ball off for Azzedine Ounahi, who unleashed a fine, curling effort into the bottom corner of the goal. The defender made one interception and one clearance, as he was not tasked with much defensive work. He also lost his two ground duels and did not compete in any aerial battles. He did make 88% of his passing attempts though as the hosts enjoyed the lion’s share of possession. Noussair Mazraoui stats vs Mozambique MetricValue Goals0 Assists1 Tackles (won)0 (0) Interceptions1 Clearances1 Blocked shots0 Ground duels (won)2 (0) Aerial duels (won)0 (0) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)3 (0) Accurate passes44/50 (88%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)28/36 (78%) Passes in own half (acc.)13/14 (93%) Touches63 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Possession lost10 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 James Scanlon Scanlon continues to struggle to get into the first team picture at Old Trafford but he continues to be a huge presence for Gibraltar. The youngster assisted his nation’s goal in the 20th minute against Montenegro. Unfortunately, they would go on to lose the match 1-2. He picked up the ball in the middle of the park and expertly spun out of trouble. He ran at the defence and played a sumptuous through ball that was finished off by Liam Jessop. Scanlon made 79% of his passes as he played the entire match. He also won his only tackle and four out of his seven ground duels on a competitive night of action. Amad Amad played 62 minutes of the Ivory Coast’s 0-1 friendly defeat to Saudi Arabia. He had a glorious chance to grab an equaliser for his side in the first half when the keeper parried the ball out to him. He took a touch but got underneath it as he disappointingly skied the chance over the bar. The 23 year old also had another decent opening in the second half but could only lift his effort onto the top of the net. Featured image Carl Recine via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.