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Rio Ferdinand recommend Manchester United recruit Danny Welbeck. Welbeck contract together Brighton & Hove Albion only left until the end of the season.
Manchester United opened the 2022/2023 Premier League with a defeat. The Red Devils fell 1-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford, Sunday (8/8/2022) night WIB.
MU trailed by two goals in the first half due to a brace from Pascal Gross. After the break, the hosts could only thin out a goal from an own goal from Alexis Mac Allister in the 68th minute.
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In this match, the Red Devils started the match without a pure striker. Manager Manchester United Erik ten Hag played Christian Eriksen into a false nine as a starter.
This condition occurred because Anthony Martial was injured and Cristiano Ronaldo considered not fit 100 percent. CR7 then came on in the 51st minute, but failed to make a big impact. MU is now reportedly targeting a new striker due to this situation.
While in the Brighton camp, former Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck actually looked charming in this match. From data choose, Welbeck won nine duels and created three chances. The 31-year-old striker was also the brains behind Brighton’s opening goal with an assist.
Judging from this, the MU legend, Rio Ferdinand, advised the Red Devils to re-sign Welbeck. He thinks Welbeck can be a solution to the striker’s problem Manchester United.
Moreover, Welbeck is a product of the MU academy and has played there in the 2008-2014 range. MU’s opportunity to recruit Welbeck is also quite large because his contract with The Seaguls only remains until the end of this season.
“He’s free in the summer because he doesn’t have a contract. I’ll take him. About today’s performance, no doubt about it,” Ferdinand said on Vibe with Five.
“If you want a striker back-up, you can’t go wrong with Danny Welbeck. Tell him he’s going to play 15-20 games a season, filling in for Cristiano, giving you movement, behind defenders, freeing up space for people like Bruno.”
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