United stars lead the way in Qatar
DOHA. Manchester United players have scored more goals in the World Cup than any other Premier League club.
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Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes’ double means they lead the way.
And along with assists for Fernandes, Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, United fans are already dreaming big.
One said: “With this trend, Manchester United might be the first club to win the World Cup.”
Another said: “It’s Erik ten Hag’s world cup now...”
One added: “Feels good man.”
United’s squad will return from the tournament in Qatar without Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, who was released by mutual consent.
It followed after his criticised the club and manager Erik ten Hag in an explosive interview’s with The Sun’s Piers Morgan.
But, his current Portugal team-mate Diogo Dalot came out in support of his Dutch boss.
Dalot, 23, said: “With him, we have a lot of space for improvement and he’s a manager that demands a lot from the players.
“This is the way I like to work, so I think it’s a good match. It brings me more responsibility to keep improving.”
Dalot has been a regular at right-back for Ten Hag, ahead of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 25.
But the defender has been benched throughout Portugal’s World Cup campaign to accommodate City’s Joao Cancelo.