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Erik ten Hag has said goodbye to 14 members of Manchester United’s senior squad during the international break, while an academy youngster has also toured the world with his country.
Several stars have caught the eye for good reason, although the spotlight has largely fallen on one of United’s summer signings, who has endured a nightmare break with his country.
Here’s how United’s players fared during the September international break.
Onana was given a hero’s welcome when he landed in Uganda for CameroonThe 0-0 draw against Zimbabwe was mobbed by home fans demanding a photo.
It was the second of two clean sheets for Onana, who had also kept Namibia away earlier in the break.
Altay Bayindir
We haven’t seen much of Bayindir since his move to United, which hasn’t helped his quest for more minutes at international level with Türkiye.
Two more games went by with the goalie stuck to the bench.
It was not a pleasant international break for De Ligt. He started both The Netherlands“but he left the camp with more pressure than when he arrived.
A 5-2 win over Bosnia saw De Ligt make two costly errors that led to goals, before two more mistakes saw him hooked at half-time as Germany scored twice in a 2-2 draw.
Lee Carsley brought Maguire back into the England brought in after his Euro 2024 snub and immediately started at centre-back against the Republic of Ireland.
With rotation the order of the day, Maguire was not used in the 2-0 win over Finland.
It was a mixed bag for Martinez with ArgentinaHe started in central defence in a comfortable 3-0 win over Chile but attracted attention for the wrong reasons a few days later.
Switched to left-back, Martinez put in an uncomfortable performance and even lost his man for Colombia’s opener in a 2-1 defeat.
Making only his second international appearance of 2024, Mazraoui played 90 minutes for Morocco in a comfortable 4-1 victory over Gabon.
He was not used in the next encounter against Lesotho as Achraf Hakimi returned to the line-up.
Dalot needed just seven minutes to open the scoring for Portugal in an impressive 2-1 victory over Croatia.
His reward was a rest against Scotland, coming off the bench for the final 14 minutes to help in the search for what would eventually be a winning goal.
Mainoo remains a part of the England He was brought in under Carsley’s guidance and started the 2-0 win over Ireland, producing the kind of composed, stylish performance we have come to expect from him.
He sat out the win over Finland, watching former Red Devil Angel Gomes steal the show in his absence.
Many United fans have had their first glimpse of Ugarte, who will be hoping to make his United debut this weekend after returning from Uruguay duty.
The two 0-0 draws against Paraguay and Venezuela were not very entertaining to watch, but Ugarte undoubtedly caught the eye with two dominant performances in midfield, even though he was playing through a slight illness.
Eriksen has never hidden his desire to play more game time at club level, but he has no problem with it Denmark.
He made two more starts, each lasting more than an hour, as Denmark won 2-0 against Switzerland and Serbia.
James Scanlon
17-year-old midfielder Scanlon may not be a household name among most United fans, but he is already a popular figure with Gibraltar.
Scanlon started a friendly win over Andorra before scoring his first international goal in the 97th minute against Liechtenstein, who had the final say with an equaliser in the 14th minute of added time.
A typically productive break for Fernandes, who got an assist PortugalThe team won 2-1 against Croatia before scoring against Scotland.
He claimed victory against former team-mate Scott McTominay, who had actually given Scotland the lead early on before an inspired comeback from Fernandes.
Back in the Ivory Coast Signed for the first time since March 2023, Amad started in a central attacking midfield role in a 2-0 win over Zambia, producing another impressive performance.
The winger had to settle for a substitute role against Chad, managing to make a decent impact in 29 minutes.
Despite his importance at club level, Garnacho is on the fringes of the Argentina team and played only 11 minutes in two games.
He did, however, find time to provide an assist in the 3-0 win over Chile.
After making his international debut at Euro 2024, Zirkzee was handed his first start for the team. The Netherlands in the 5-2 win over Bosnia, attracting attention with a goal and an assist.
Zirkzee was not used in the draw against Germany but he may have come away from the game with an even higher value, with many home fans expressing frustration at Ronald Koeman’s decision to bench him.
