Alex Telles has not had the summer he would have hoped for under Erik ten Hag. The left-back played 26 times last season as he stepped in for the injury-affected Luke Shaw, but it looks as though he will be lucky to see that kind of game time again at Old Trafford.
The arrival of Tyrell Malacia as Ten Hag’s first Manchester United signing was an ominous sign for the Brazilian. His worst fears were probably exceeded in pre-season.
Telles failed to start any of United’s four pre-season games, although he did play a total of 137 minutes. READ MORE:Three more signings targeted - where Manchester United stand in the transfer window The problem is, all of them were as a left-sided centre-back.
His inexperience in that position was evident in the 4-0 win over Liverpool in Bangkok, making a number of mistakes only for Eric Bailly to bail him out.