New Manchester United signings Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui have been pictured in training.
Manchester United have wasted no time at all getting new signings Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui mixed in the first team group.
Mazraoui and De Ligt’s transfers were confirmed less than 24 hours ago, with both players assigned squad numbers.
Now, both players have been involved in training at Carrington, as the team step up preparations for the opening fixture of the season.
De Ligt and Mazraoui train
Both players were pictured running a gauntlet of their new teammates to smiles as the coaching staff work to get them settled in quickly.
De Ligt and Mazraoui are expected to be available to face Fulham, if selected, and United are glad of the extra defensive reinforcements.
The duo became the fourth and fifth players Erik ten Hag has signed who used to play under him at Ajax, and brought the total of players to represent both United and Bayern Munich up to eight.
Erik ten Hag trusts both players, having handed Mazraoui his debut at Ajax, while he appointed De Ligt captain at 18.
De Ligt and Mazraoui can help out
Noussair Mazraoui can play at left-back in addition to his preferred right-back role, and this could be very useful with Luke Shaw out injured.
United may also select Mazraoui on the right and go with Diogo Dalot on the left, but there is a very real prospect the Moroccan starts the Premier League opener.
De Ligt may take a little more time to get up to speed as unlike Mazraoui, he does not have any pre-season minutes behind him.
It could be Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez who star against Fulham, with less of a need to rush him straight in – but don’t rule it out.
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