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Alejandro Garnacho and Manchester United teammates react to Isak Hansen-Aarøen display vs Leeds
13.07.2023 - 17:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Isak Hansen-Aarøen enjoyed himself on Wednesday as Manchester United beat Leeds 2-0 in their pre-season opener.
Goals from young duo Noam Emeran and Joe Hugill saw United prevail in Oslo, while Mason Mount caught the eye on his first outing for the Reds. With the scores goalless at half-time, a younger second-half side took the game away from Leeds.
Of that group, Hansen-Aarøen shone in his home country - where he received a warm reception at Norway's national stadium. The teenager picked out Emeran for the opening goal and impressed with his direct approach in possession.
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And on the back of the match, the 18-year-old posted on Instagram writing: "Fun to play in Norway!" Alejandro Garnacho got involved in the comments, along with fellow youngsters Charlie Savage, Marc Jurado, Rhys Bennett and Maxi Oyedele.
Garnacho simply replied with the heart eyes emoji while Charlie McNeill sent his teammate two of the same emoji. Joe Hugill wrote: "Top," while Marc Jurado added: "So good."
When asked about the attacking midfielder's performance post-match, United manager Erik ten Hag said: "He did well, making a good pass for the first goal. He’s really comfortable on the ball; he has good vision and good scanning. Of course, he’s a young player, he has some deficits he needs to work on, which we will show him and tell him (about).
"And we will work with him, to improve him. I can’t tell you now whether he will play the rest of the pre-season with us. We are one week away (from the US tour) and other young kids are doing very well, so I’m really pleased with
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