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Manchester United's Anthony Elanga has claimed his mentality is his greatest strength.
Elanga, 20, made the breakthrough into United's first team last season under former interim manager Ralf Rangnick. Elanga made 27 appearances for the first team across all competitions and he contributed three goals and two assists during that period.
The youngster most notably scored against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League to salvage a draw for United. It was a strong first season at first-team level for Elanga and the Swede has credited his breakthrough to the work he did in pre-season.
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Elanga has reflected on his campaign with United's in-house media and he discussed his hard work in the summer.
"You know what? Honestly, in the youth team, I wasn't really jumping and scoring many headers," Elanga said.
"But I think I've scored more headers for the first team than I did in the youth team. So it was something I worked on a lot last summer. I went away for a bit, working with one of my personal coaches, Tom [Joyce] and he helped me a lot.
"We worked a lot on jumping and other aspects of my game. I feel like, last pre-season, you could see that I've been working on those areas and, like I say, it's all about keeping on improving, getting better. My motto is always keep improving as I know I will never be the finished article. I can always improve and find areas where I can get better at.
"I think it shows my dedication and my mentality as well. Like I say, mentality is one of my strongest assets. I've been through a lot of things, even earlier on in the season as well. But I've not let it affect me. I'll keep
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