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Pair not surprised by Mazraoui's role

Both Andre Onana and Jose Mourinho said after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Fenerbahce that they were not surprised to see Noussair Mazraoui start in the no.10 position.

With Bruno Fernandes absent, there was a lot of debate over who would fulfil that role and right-back Mazraoui was a shock selection.

When that move was confirmed by Erik ten Hag before kick-off, there was fresh discussion but the Morocco international was involved in the build-up to Christian Eriksen's goal.

Although Casemiro's second-half introduction led to a reshuffle, with Noussair reverting to defence, the tactic was not something that came out of the blue for his team-mate Onana.