The Whalley Range-born Academy player is a proud Mancunian of Pakistani and Iraqi heritage and is thrilled to have the chance to play on the senior stage with Iraq, the country of his mother’s birth.
“I’m very excited,” Zidane told club media.
“It’s another milestone I’m going to hit, my first-team debut for Iraq. I’m looking forward to it and it’s a big game, so hopefully we can win.
“I feel that this is the right decision for me in my career. It’ll be such an honour to represent Iraq. My family are proud of me and I just feel that it’ll be a forward step in my career, playing in the World Cup qualifiers, in big games.