A young Manchester United side fell to defeat against Wrexham in a pre-season friєɴԀly in the USA.
Wrexhamwon the game 3-1 against an under-21 Manchester United side. It was a tough night for the youngsters, withErik ten Hag describing the performance as ‘erratic’.
Marc Juradoscored Manchester United’s goal, after an assist fromAlvaro Fernandez. But aside from that, it was not a game full of highlights which the youngsters will be clipping together.
The young player who came out of the game with the most credit wasHannibal Mejbri, who dropped down from the senior squad, having sat out the game against Arsenal.
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Hannibal praised
Tunisia international Hannibal was one of the few players to play all 90 minutes and he was lively thɾօυɢҺout, trying to create chances and competing well.
He scored highest in Andy Mitten’s player ratings forThe Nationalwith 8/10. He wrote of Hannibal, ‘Central to much of United’s positive play and the best Manchester United player by far.’
Statistical numbers viaSofaScoreshowed Hannibal won 13 of 16 duels he contested in total, and completed 46 of 54 pass attempts.
