The new Pogba showed his exceptionalism against Liverpool. Who is Zidane Iqbal and has he already made Manchester United’s A-team?

Erik ten Hag took some youngsters with him to the pre-season training, which he can definitely work with, as he has already clearly proved at Ajax, where he has brought up a number of top players. At the very beginning, Zidane Iqbal, who may soon take a peek at Manchester United’s A-team, presented himself in a great light.

Although Iqbal plays for Iraq, where his mother is from, and his father is from Pakistan, he was born in Manchester, where he has also been looked after for some time. He moved from the U18s to the U23s last year and immediately stabilised very well in the team.

This is evidenced by his 25 starts, in which he scored 4 goals and an assist. He has also featured for Manchester United’s A-team, even in the Champions League, where he ran onto the pitch towards the end of a game against Young Boys. However, he is still waiting for a start in the Premier League.

Only 19 years old, the midfielder, who is doing great especially in terms of movement, has also already played 2 games for the Iraq national team. However, he is a player with a lot of potential and may well reconsider his decision not to play for England one day.

Iqbal played the entire second half in Tuesday’s game against Liverpool, facing players like Fabinho, Thiago and Naby Keita on the pitch. Needless to say, he did well and started some interesting actions from the midfield.

Of course, the Iraqi midfielder still has a lot of room for improvement, but he showed his talent and it can be expected that if he continues these performances, ten Hag will afford him more and more space in the A-team.

Of course, a lot will also depend on who all the Dutch coach brings into the midfield. At the moment, Fred, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Donny van de Beek are being counted on at Old Trafford.

However, according to the latest reports, the arrival of Christian Eriksen is already being finalised and the latter Hag would also love to see Frenkie de Jong in his team.

So the midfield line will undoubtedly be strengthened by at least one more quality player. Iqbal will have to wait for at least one or two more years, and his guest appearance in the second English league, where he could gain experience, which has been speculated in the English media for some time now, is certainly worth considering.

Source: Manchester United, Transfermarkt