‘Pressing machine’ Hannibal is Man Utd’s secret ace

The Tunisian international is always very enthusiastic when given the opportunity and Man Utd should consider letting this young midfielder play more.

 

Manchester United’s young talents have a habit of standing out when the first team is at its most difficult. When David Moyes faced a defeat against Sunderland in October 2013, threatening to deepen his miserable start to life at Old Trafford, an 18-year-old named Adnan Januzaj became the Unexpected savior, scoring two goals in just one minute, turning a 0-1 defeat into a 2-1 victory.

 

In February 2016, Louis van Gaal was recovering from a decline in form, an injury crisis affecting 13 players and was approaching an embarrassing Europa League exit against Midtjylland before a boy Marcus Rashford appeared out of nowhere to inspire his team to a 5-1 win, and three days later he scored twice against Arsenal.

 

Mason Greenwood broke into the first team when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was struggling in the 2019-2020 season, scoring 10 goals between late November and the end of the season. The “knight” in Ralf Rangnick’s table was Anthony Elanga, who scored from the bench to save an away draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

And amid a sadly unexpected start to the season, Hannibal Mejbri has become Erik ten Hag’s secret weapon. The club may have spent almost £200 million ($244 million) on new recruits over the summer, but it is the likes of Sideshow Bob (a character from The Simpsons) that has attracted attention. , breathing new life into a roster that seemed increasingly tired.