United booked a spot in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 5-1 aggregate victory, and our no.8 was instrumental in both legs of the tie, scoring a header at Old Trafford and proving to be a creative spark from a variety of positions over the pitch.
“He’s very strong; he’s very good at recovery first, so he is a really good athlete,” Ten Hag told the media in his post-match press conference.
“He has so much energy, he can play in so many roles, for tactics [it is] brilliant for the team that he can play [these] roles.