Erik ten Hag assesses Marcel Sabitzer's Man Utd debut
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- 10 Feb 2023
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has praised a positive debut from on-loan midfielder Marcel Sabitzer, with the Austria international making his debut off the bench against Crystal Palace on Saturday only four days after arriving at Old Trafford.
United hadn’t initially planned to dip into the January market again following the loan arrivals of Jack Butland and Wout Weghorst. But injuries to Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay on top of the existing absence of Donny van de Beek saw Ten Hag advise the club to consider options.
When a potential deal for Sabitzer was offered, they moved quickly and took it.
The 28-year-old, who made his name at RB Leipzig, began on the bench for the 2-1 win over Palace, with Ten Hag choosing to start with Casemiro and Fred in the centre of the pitch. But Sabitzer got on for the final nine minutes plus stoppage time, with Casemiro at that point already sent off. Read More…
