Axel Tuanzebe put in another good performance for Manchester United last night as we beat Swansea 2-0 in the EFL Cup.
It was fellow academy graduate Jesse Lingard who scored both the goals but Tuanzebe can be pleased with his performance the praise that Jose Mourinho dished out after the game.
Tuanzebe, who has been at the club since he was eight, has talked about how great it feels to play for the club.
There’s nothing better than playing for Manchester United – playing for a big manager and a big club. There’s nothing more rewarding as a young lad coming through. Every day you are learning. We’ve got Jose Mourinho as our manager, and you can’t ask for a bigger manager. Under him there’s a lot of pressure and you have to perform. But dealing with that pressure makes you a better player – I’ve got that burden on me.
Tuanzebe played for the full 90 minutes in what was his first appearance of the season. After playing four times in the final month of last season, where he put in an excellent shift against Alexis Sanchez against Arsenal, he’s been starved of first team football. Judging on his performance away to Premier League opposition last night, you would imagine we will be seeing more of him this season now.
I’ve gone a long period of time without playing football. So you just kind of ease your way into the game and build confidence with every touch. It makes it easier to have faces you know on the pitch and they guide you through it as well. You’re not the only youngster out there, which is satisfying, but it’s all about the team performance and we did a good job.
