FC Copenhagen stars Elias Achouri and Kevin Diks have each given a scathing review of Manchester United after their first encounter and fancy their chances in the reverse fixture.
18.10.2023 - 14:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has said Jude Bellingham is currently the best midfielder in football after he played a starring role in England's 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday night.
The Real Madrid ace, 20, played a key hand in two of the Three Lions' three goals, winning a penalty for Harry Kane to net the home side's equaliser, before leading a counter-attack that resulted in Marcus Rashford lashing home the second. Bellingham bossed the game in midfield, often getting on the ball and making things happen, as England secured qualification for Euro 2024.
He also drove forward from midfield at every given opportunity, leaving England supporters licking their lips every time he won possession. He was at the heart of everything positive for Gareth Southgate's side.
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The former Birmingham City ace, who visited United's Carrington training base back in March 2020, has enjoyed an outstanding start to the season for club and country, scoring 11 goals and grabbing five assists for Madrid and England combined. He also won La Liga's Player of the Month award for August.
Amid his sensational start to the campaign, Maguire, who started alongside John Stones in the heart of the England defence, Bellingham is, without any shadow of a doubt, the best midfielder in the business at this moment in time.
Asked if there is a better midfielder in world football at this moment in time, Maguire, speaking to Sky Sports post-match, said: "No. No chance.
"I have been speaking highly of Jude now for a number of years. Ever since he came and started training with the boys [the England squad], you could see his
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