100% tackles won, 8 duels won, clean sheet: United veteran puts in commanding performance as nation cruise into semis

Manchester United duo Noussair Mazraoui and Bryan Mbeumo faced off against each other on international duty. Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco edged past Cameroon 2-0 to book their place in the semi-final. Noussair Mazraoui Mazraoui has been a consistent performer for Morocco, and he was once again a key reason why they kept a clean sheet against the Indomitable Lions. It was their fourth shutout in five matches, conceding just once in the 1-1 draw with Mali. Mazraoui won 100% of his tackles and made five defensive contributions in the match. He also made one clearance and blocked one shot to help protect his goal. The full-back was also combative, winning eight out of the 13 duels that he competed in. Mazraoui did not take part in the build-up as much as he usually would, failing to complete any key passes or crosses. He was also only successful in one out of three dribble attempts. Morocco will have to wait and see who their semi-final opponents are, but they will face them on Wednesday night. Noussair Mazraoui stats vs Cameroon StatValue Goals0 Assists0 Defensive contributions5 Tackles (won)3 (3) Interceptions0 Clearances1 Blocked shots1 Recoveries3 Ground duels (won)11 (7) Aerial duels (won)2 (1) Fouls2 Dribbled past0 Key passes0 Crosses (accurate)0 (0) Accurate passes15/29 (52%) Passes in opposition half (accurate)9/22 (41%) Passes in own half (accurate)6/7 (86%) Touches47 Unsuccessful touches1 Dribbles (successful)3 (1) Was fouled3 Possession lost17 Total shots0 Shots on target0 Shots blocked0 Bryan Mbeumo The Cameroon winger had an off night as his side crashed out of the competition. He only managed one shot on goal that was blocked by the defence. Mbeumo was also strangely poor on the ball, only completing a paltry one of his eight dribble attempts as he was well shackled by a stingy Moroccan defence. He did show his quality in the attacking third, though, with two key passes and two crosses that found their intended target. The Cameroon winger tried hard but was poor in his duel attempts, winning just four from 17 contested. Mbeumo will now return to Manchester, and fans will be delighted that he should be available to face Manchester City at Old Trafford next Saturday. Feature image Michael Regan 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.