“He’s just a teenager but OMG this guy is so good… I’m learning alot from the him”: Noussair Mazraoui names ONE teenager as Man United’s best player as he reveals what he’s learning from him
Noussair Mazraoui had a few factors working in his favour when attempting to settle into life at Manchester United.
Though a Morocco international, the versatile full-back was born in the Netherlands and started his career at Ajax.
As such, he shares a common tongue with the likes of Joshua Zirkzee and Erik ten Hag, while Lisandro Martinez, Antony and Andre Onana also spent time at the Johan Cruyff Arena before putting down roots at Old Trafford.
Noussair Mazraoui won no fewer than three Eredivisie titles under the now-Manchester United boss Ten Hag. He too was a pillar of that free-wheeling Ajax side who came within 90 minutes of a Champions League final back in 2019.
So, with that in mind, perhaps it should not come as a surprise to see Mazraoui settle so quickly under his former boss, and alongside a handful of others who know Ten Hag’s methods like the back of their hand.
Noussair Mazraoui loves playing with Matthijs de Ligt at Manchester United
Speaking at his press conference ahead of Man United’s Europa League opener with FC Twente on Tuesday, Mazraoui also highlighted the role Matthijs de Ligt has played in his bright start to life in English football.
Lining up at right-back – and with De Ligt starting next to him as Ten Hag’s right-sided centre-half – the two Ajax academy graduates are merely continuing the partnership which brought them so much joy both in the Eredivisie and at German giants Bayern Munich.
“Of course, I think that’s also one of the big things,” Mazraoui says when asked about the leg-up De Ligt’s arrival has given him at the Red Devils. “Not just him but, already, I knew others here. [That helped me] to settle down easier.
