Anthony Elanga names Manchester United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo among idols

Anthony Elanga has named Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the forwards he looks to learn from to improve his own game.

Elanga has plenty of inspirational figures to look up to as he aims to get even better for Manchester United, chief among which is his father Joseph Elanga, who played internationally for Cameroon. Arsenal legend Henry is another forward he aims to imitate on the pitch as well.

United legends Ronaldo — with whom he still gets to play and train alongside — and Wayne Rooney are also players he greatly admires. "Obviously I look up to my dad," he told Sky Sports.

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"Thierry Henry is someone who I liked watching when I grew up as well. He could play left wing, right-wing, as a striker. He was strong, quick and could finish.

"I still look at his clips today and try to learn something from the way he used to play and try to add it to my game. I grew up watching United as well, so the likes of Wayne Rooney and obviously Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I speak to Cristiano a lot in training and he's always giving me advice. I grew up watching him at Old Trafford, so now to be able to play together is just an amazing feeling."

Elanga also has plenty of other current teammates for club and country that he is looking to take as much advice from as possible. He continued: "There are many other players who have helped me as well. The likes of Victor Lindelof, who I play with internationally.

"Juan Mata and Bruno Fernandes too. I've also learnt a lot from Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the national team. He's given me good advice. So I've got a lot of experience around me which can help me reach the next level."

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