Manchester United had numerous players on international duty yesterday across all corners of the map.
Amad shines
The young wing back has hardly been at his best this season but he was in top form in the Ivory Coast’s 3-0 victory over Kenya.
He went on a jinking run down the right hand side before playing a perfect ball through to Franck Kessie who smashed in the opener.
Amad would then seal the victory with an incredibly well taken free kick that found the right hand corner.
United fans will hope this performance is just the tonic needed for Amad to return to his form of last winter when he was unplayable for most Premier League defences.
Casemiro
Brazil crashed to a 2-3 friendly defeat to Japan but the United midfielder could hold his head up high.
He completed 89% of his passes and had one shot on target.
The veteran won four of his five tackles and an incredible seven out of eight ground duels in a typically combative performance.
Matheus Cunha
Cunha had less of an impact on the game, playing the final 33 minutes after replacing Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior.
He completed 88% of his passes but none were classified as key.
Cunha is usually very effective at carrying the ball but he lost his only dribble attempt of the evening.
The 26 year old also won three out of his five ground duels but could not help his side find an equaliser.
Bruno Fernandes
The United captain played 62 minutes of his Portugal side’s 2-2 draw with Hungary.
Playing in an attacking midfield role, he had four key passes and completed 94% of them.
He also had one shot that unluckily hit the woodwork.
All United players will now return to Carrington to prepare for the mammoth match against Liverpool this Sunday evening.
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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.
