Tyrell Malacia was in the form of his life against Liverpool where he won almost every challenge on the left-wing and pocketed Mohammed Salah without breaking a sweat in Manchester United’s iconic win against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
The combination of Malacia and Lisandro Martinez combined with some deft leadership from Varane and a string of desperate lunges from Diogo Dalot kept the invasive Liverpool at bay and barring the corner where Martinez affected a goal-line save from Bruno’s clueless clearance and where Salah managed to net the ricochet into the back of the net, the Reds had no answer to Manchester United’s defence.
Tyrell Malacia's first Premier League start for Man Utd was a challenge against one of the world's deadliest attackers in Mo Salah, but he comfortably came out on top!
AdvertisementUnreal performance, and to think we got him for just €15m is insane. Great signing 🇳🇱 pic.twitter.com/x2ey3lGzMA
— UtdFaithfuls (@UtdFaithfuls) August 22, 2022
Here is what Hakim Ziyech had to say about Tyrell Malacia
The opener against Brighton witnessed United introducing Malacia very late where the left-back could barely showcase his skill. He wasn’t used against Brentford either with Ten Hag still trying to figure out the right combination.
However, once the Dutch left-back was shouldered with the onus of silencing the encroaching Reds, he came out in flying colours, laying waste to Liverpool great, Mo Salah. Not only did he showcase his incredible hardiness in the defensive third, he was also impeccable in the overlaps and once he started coupling up with Anthony Elanga on the left that also starred intermittent bursts of Sancho, Liverpool found it extremely hard to keep up with United’s raw pace.
Chelsea winger and former Ajax stalwart, Hakim Ziyech had a few words for the Dutch international. He posted an image of Malacia that went viral after the United fixture, where he was seen celebrating. Ziyech posted the picture on his Instagram, captioning it “Young King” and put a flame emoji alongside the same.
Hakim Ziyech on Tyrell Malacia after the game last night: "Young King 👑🔥👏" [IG]
So happy Man Utd signed this unreal baller ❤️ pic.twitter.com/9se9TPZM7J
— UtdFaithfuls (@UtdFaithfuls) August 23, 2022
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More importantly, this came at a juncture where Ten Hag is contemplating a loan move for Hakim Ziyech, especially after the latter has fallen from grace in the plans of Thomas Tuchel with just a solitary appearance so far in the ongoing season and that too an unhappy one.
