Following Casemiro’s red card, Marcel Sabitzer was brought into the Manchester United line-up for two gruelling matches against rivals, Leeds United, so what have we learnt?
He made his United debut against Crystal Palace and was brought on to help 10-men United secure three points, following Casemiro’s red card.
His job that day was the basics - to work hard and close down space, then retain possession when United won the ball back. With United short of midfield options, Sabitzer made back-to-back starts against Leeds, alongside Fred in midfield. Read more: United have a new game-changer after Leeds win Leeds at Old Trafford Sabitzer was deployed as a lone number six in a testing game for United.
He worked hard, but looked isolated at times both on and off the ball, not helped by the inability of Fred to retain possession.