Malacia

2022 - 8 - 22

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Tyrell Malacia: All you need to know about Man United's new ... (Stretty News)

The young full-back joined the Red Devils during the 2022-23 summer transfer window and was signed from Feyenoord in a deal worth just £13.5m.

Starting out with Feyenoord’s youth academy back in 2008, it didn’t take Malacia very long to force his way through the club’s youth ranks. Malacia, who was brought on as a sub, made his Manchester United debut on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 Premier League season against Brighton and Hove Albion. Promoted to Feyenoord’s first team during the summer of 2017, Malacia made his senior competitive debut in December of the same year.

Man Utd transfer target Hakim Ziyech praises Tyrell Malacia after ... (Metro)

Manchester United's new left-back Tyrell Malacia earned praise from Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech.

I thought in all elements of his game, even on the ball, he’s so calm and composed. In terms of the physical duel he was on him. It’s difficult to do that in a team like this.’ ‘There aren’t many left-backs in European or world football in the last four or five years who have gone out of a game and kept Mohamed Salah quiet. He’s athletic, he looks like a pound for pound strong kid. He reminds me of Patrice Evra in many ways.

Ferdinand raves about Ten Hag's first signing Malacia and ... (United In Focus)

Rio Ferdinand raves about Erik ten Hag's first Manchester United signing Tyrell Malacia after the left-back's performance vs Liverpool.

[FIVE channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXwzJM8x_50), Ferdinand said: “Malacia was tremendous – outstanding. “Salah would have come off that pitch going ‘oh that was a tough competitor’, in terms of the physical duels he was on him, in terms of getting up close as soon as Salah took a touch and hitting him he was there, and whenever he did get past him – he had the pace to recover and get back. Having come off the bench to replace Luke Shaw in the first two games of the season, United’s number 12 impressed on his first start and relished the battle against the Egyptian.

Hakim Ziyech sends message to Man United's Tyrell Malacia after ... (Manchester Evening News)

Tyrell Malacia earned praise from a number of onlookers following his classy performance against Liverpool on Monday night, including Hakim Ziyech.

[also hailed Malacia](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ferdinand-man-united-martinez-malacia-24829438), branding him “tremendous” and “outstanding”. He’s athletic, he looks like a pound for pound strong kid. Posting on his story, he wrote “young king,” underneath a photograph of the left-back. "I believe in his potential," he [said](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-news-ten-hag-24827895). The attacker has played just 26 minutes this season, coming off the bench in Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Leeds on Sunday.

Shearer praises Manchester United man for keeping Liverpool star ... (HITC)

Alan Shearer has included Manchester United newbie Tyrell Malacia for keeping Liverpool ace Mohamed Salah 'quiet'.