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Manchester United’s U21s pulled off a shocking 2-1 win over native rivals Manchester Metropolis final weekend, extending their profitable run.
Travis Binnion’s aspect have received all three of their PL2 video games this season, with Chido Obi opening the scoring in opposition to Metropolis earlier than Amir Ibragimov netted the winner within the 83rd minute from a Shea Lacey cross.
JJ Gabriel has been stealing all of the highlight just lately, and rightly so, however Ibragimov is one expertise who appears to have gone beneath the radar a bit bit.
The 17-year-old has been on fireplace on this marketing campaign, netting a aim in every of his 4 appearances, together with three in three for the U18s and the winner within the U21 Manchester derby after approaching as an alternative.
Ibragimov on fireplace
The truth that he can all throughout the midfield and out broad is a bonus, with Binnion utilizing him in a barely withdrawn position on Sunday.
After the sport, the coach spoke to The Manchester Night Information, and praised his intelligence stage and the combating spirit he retains exhibiting.
“He’s had a slight positional change, however he’s received all of the instruments to do it very well. Amir remains to be an attacking participant, he’s studying the deeper position,” Binnion defined.
“He’s clever. He’s received stuff to tidy up, however he’s a warrior. In case you’re clever and a warrior and need to do every part proper with and with out the ball, you then’re going to trigger folks issues.
Coach can’t cease raving
“He performed 90 minutes yesterday and are available on as we speak. As soon as he was within the squad, it was all the time in my thoughts to get him on the pitch as a result of we had been so attacking as we speak.”
On no account is the England U16 worldwide the completed product, however his attributes means he can go to the very prime if he retains his head down and retains working exhausting.
The truth that he’s being performed as a deep-lying playmaker may open the doorways for Ruben Amorim to test him out given the apparent dearth of midfielders within the first-team squad.
He signed his first skilled contract with the membership earlier this 12 months and is internally considered one of many membership’s future stars.
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