Anthony Elanga could solve Erik ten Hag's biggest attacking problem at Manchester United

Manchester United gave the second most minutes to teenagers in the Premier League last season. Only Southampton (2,222) were able to beat the 1527 minutes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick were able to give to youngsters, mainly due to the fact that Tino Livramento instantly became a first-team starter for Ralph Hassenhuttl's side.

Most of those minutes were given to Anthony Elanga, with 1217. The Swedish winger was given his debut by Solskjaer at the end of the 2020/21 season, but Rangnick made him a regular on the teamsheet upon his appointment as interim manager after the Norwegian was sacked in November.

Elanga only scored two goals and provided two assists, but he was a bright spark in an otherwise disappointing spell for United as a whole. His movement and commitment to pressing from the front was something that no other player in the forward line could truly offer and that helped him retain his spot on the right-hand side.

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It helped Elanga's case that Marcus Rashford was severely out of form and continued to be until the end of the season. Though naturally left-sided, the winger slotted in ahead of Diogo Dalot on the right without complaint and tried his best to influence the game. His most memorable moment there came in United's Champions League tie away at Atletico Madrid, where he came on and scored the equaliser against Diego Simeone's side.

However, it is clear that Elanga still favours playing off the left. United fans will have seen his goal in Sweden's 2-1 loss to Norway; he receives it on the left, passes it to a player and moves inside before receiving it again and then curling it into the far