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Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand, has commented on how a lot he doesn’t take pleasure in watching Victor Lindelof at left again.
The Purple Devils have had extremely dangerous luck this yr within the defensive place as Tyrell Malacia has not kicked a ball in anger all season after it was reported he had picked up an harm earlier than the crew’s pre-season journey to America in July.
Moreover, Luke Shaw has solely performed 15 video games this season and has suffered two critical accidents already on this marketing campaign.
The Peoples Particular person has advised that the Purple Devils pursue a high notch left again this summer time to relegate the English fullback to that of backup, as his harm issues appear by no means ending.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has even advised that the participant is “contact and go” to make the England squad for the Euros this summer time.
What this implies is that United have needed to come up just a few sticking plaster options which have seen Diogo Dalot, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Sofyan Amrabat all cowl at left again since Sergio Reguilon’s mortgage was terminated in January.
The Swedish captain has been entrusted extra lately to fill the void within the crew however the outcomes have been questionable at greatest.
The previous Benfica man has performed in all of United’s final 5 Premier League matches and without any consideration footer, by no means appears to be like comfy on the left.
He additionally can not match Luke Shaw’s overlapping or crossing, rendering the left facet of United’s assault very one-dimensional.
Nonetheless, Lindelof has lately spoken about how he’s comfy taking part in in a variety of positions stating, “and if I play in one other place, if it’s not centre-half, then I simply attempt to do the job and play one of the best ways I can. Clearly, it’s completely different from being a centre-half, a quantity six or a full-back. You must assume in another way. However I believe I can do an excellent job there as effectively”.
One former United defender doesn’t see it this manner, nevertheless.
Talking on his YouTube podcast, VIBE with FIVE, Ferdinand complained “it’s killing me (seeing Lindelof pressured to play at left-back)”.
“However you by no means need to be doing that, taking part in folks out of place, by no means taking part in the identical again 4”.
The return of Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the large cup tie towards Liverpool at this time will hopefully see pure fullback, Diogo Dalot, shift over to the left hand facet. No Manchester United fan will need to see the Lindelof left again experiment be examined towards Mo Salah.
