100% dribble success, 10 duels won, 1 key pass: United loanee roars back into form for League One side

Manchester United had six players in loan action on Saturday across Europe. To find out where all of United’s loanees are plying their trade this season, click here. Ethan Ennis Ennis played 90 minutes of Fleetwood Town’s 1-1 draw with Gillingham. He made two key passes in the match but was only able to complete two of his eight cross attempts. Ennis had one shot that was blocked and completed two successful dribbles as he tried to take on the home defence. He also won 100% of his aerial duels in the match. Radek Vitek The Czech keeper made five saves in Bristol City’s 0-2 defeat to league leaders Coventry City. Four of these stops came from shots inside the penalty area, and he also completed his only run out attempt. Vitek also took a high claim but made a poor error for Coventry’s first goal. The ball was headed at goal and, despite being on top of the ball, Vitek let it slip under his body and over the line. Marcus Rashford Rashford played 62 minutes of FC Barcelona’s 1-0 win over Athletic Club. He had one shot on target but did not complete any of his dribble attempts. The winger did complete two key passes, though, and two more of his six cross attempts as his side secured a big victory in the title race. Ethan Wheatley Wheatley played 71 minutes of Bradford City’s 2-1 win over Leyton Orient. He had three shots on goal, with one hitting the target. The youngster completed 100% of his dribbles and also had one key pass in the match. Wheatley also got stuck in well, winning an impressive 10 duels in the match. Toby Collyer played the final eight minutes of Hull City’s 1-3 loss to Millwall, and Gabriele Biancheri played ten minutes of Rotherham United’s 0-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town. Ethan Wheatley stats vs Leyton Orient StatValue Goals0 Assists0 Total shots3 Shots on target1 Shots blocked2 Touches44 Unsuccessful touches4 Dribbles (successful)1 (1) Was fouled2 Possession lost15 Total carrying distance97.4 m Carries13 Total progression3.1 m Key passes1 Crosses (accurate)2 (0) Accurate passes15/21 (71%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)14/20 (70%) Passes in own half (acc.)1/1 (100%) Long balls (accurate)1/1 (100%) Def. contributions4 Tackles (won)4 (1) Interceptions0 Clearances0 Blocked shots0 Recoveries2 Ground duels (won)11 (7) Aerial duels (won)17 (3) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 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.