As hopeless as the situation is at Man United, they have players to turn to who can restore hope.
Arsene Wenger is five years into retirement from management yet he remains one of the most sagacious minds in the game. His dissection of Manchester United's shortcomings on Sunday makes for engrossing viewing.
Sofyan Amrabat is already getting eaten up by the United beast. Marcus Rashford has regressed to the sorry season of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick. So are Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes. Ten Hag was readying Mainoo, 18, for a role in the same front six as Casemiro, Fernandes and Mason Mount against a Madrid graced by the virtuoso Jude Bellingham. Five days earlier, Mainoo excelled against Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in New Jersey.
Amrabat has started with Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen and lasted a half alongside both in the last two games. Eriksen went from substitute to starter at the weekend and was overwhelmed. McTominay was an attacking midfielder one half and a defensive midfielder in the second. The signings of Andre Onana and Lisandro Martinez highlight Ten Hag's intention for United to structure attacks from their own penalty area. Mainoo is an essential vertebra to that spine if United are to implement a style.
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