50% duels lost, 0 accurate crosses: £26m 'modern' Man Utd star disappoints Amorim for the first time vs Bournemouth - view
Manchester United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Man United wasted several chances before the visitors punished them, forcing a few home fans to leave the stadium early.
Noussair Mazraoui has been the standout summer signing for the Red Devils.
He has shown versatility by playing as left and right wing-back and full-back.
Under manager Ruben Amorim, he has excelled in his role as a right-sided centre-back.
The head coach recently described him as a ‘very good’ and ‘modern‘ player.
The £26 million-rated star started in the right centre-back spot yesterday but endured a tough outing.
He was moved to the wing-back role after the break when Amorim introduced Leny Yoro for Tyrell Malacia.
It was a rare off day for the Moroccan international.
He lost half of his duels (4/8) and registered only 82% passing accuracy.
He delivered only one cross but failed to find his teammate.
Although Mazraoui has often been composed on the ball, he was uncharacteristically sloppy and lost the possession nine times.
Things took a turn for the worse when he gave away a penalty in the 60th minute.
Mazraoui brought Justin Kluivert down inside the box with a reckless sliding challenge from behind.
Referee Craig Pawson had no doubts and pointed to the spot.
Kluivert won his short battle with Andre Onana and doubled Bournemouth’s lead.
Amorim will hope Mazraoui to improve his showings in the boxing day clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com
Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .