Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga has welcomed the competition for places that is being generated during pre-season following Friday's 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory.
27.06.2022 - 19:37 / msn.com
Donny van de Beek and Anthony Martial arrived at Carrington today for pre-season training – and looked very glad to be back after months out on loan. The pair fell out of favour in previous regimes at Old Trafford, failing to impress Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor his successor, Ralf Rangnick, but they will be hoping to resurrect their Manchester United careers under new boss Erik ten Hag. Van de Beek, 25, strode into the training ground with a broad smile on his face after six months on loan at Everton, where he made seven appearances and scored one goal.
The Holland international has been handed a lifeline at United with the appointment of Ten Hag, having played just 70 Premier League minutes for the club in the first half of last season. It continued the uncertain future the 25-year-old has faced since arriving from Ajax in a £40million deal in 2020, after being handed just four starts in the top flight last season by Solskjaer. Soon after his appointment in April, Ten Hag indicated he would include Van de Beek, whom he coached at Ajax, in his pre-season squad.
Meanwhile, Martial’s enthusiastic grin may have hidden some nerves on his return to Carrington after his loan spell at Sevilla. The Frenchman, 26, joined United for £36million as an exciting 19-year-old from Monaco in 2015, but has failed to live up to expectations at Old Trafford. At Sevilla, he made 12 appearances, scoring once, and the Spanish club decided against making the move permanent.
It appears interest in Martial, who is available for transfer, is particularly low. Sportsmail reported last week that United are reluctantly expecting the forward to stay at the club this season and Ten Hag will have to accommodate him in his plans. Another loanee, Brandon
.Manchester United winger Anthony Elanga has welcomed the competition for places that is being generated during pre-season following Friday's 4-1 win over Melbourne Victory.
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