Ralph Rangnick has revealed that young attacking midfielder Hannibal Mejbry has been pushed up into the Manchester United first team and may be involved in the game against Manchester United. Middlesbrough tonight (Friday)
The 19-year-old makes his Premier League debut in the final game of last season. After coming off the bench instead of Juan Mata at the end of the game against Wolves,
Hannibal has not played for the first team this season. But he has just returned from playing for Tunisia in the Africa Cup of Nations,
however Rangnick saw his sights on when Hannibal traveled to the Arab Cup after helping. Tunisia to the final before losing to Algeria
“We pushed Hannibal up to be part of the team. From now on he will train with him regularly and be a regular on the team. He will be part of the FA Cup game tonight,” Rangnick told ufabet TV .
Asked if Hannibal impressed him in training, Rangnick replied: “To be honest, I don’t see him train that much because he’s playing for the national team. I have seen him play in tournaments. Not the Africa Cup of Nations, but the previous tournament (Arab Cup).”
“I saw him play in the final and from what I saw. I think he’s a very talented player. He deserves to be part of the team until the end of the season and part of the team for today.”
Hannibal plays as an attacking midfielder and has joined from Monaco in the Manchester United academy since 2019. Costing £5 million,
despite playing for France’s Under-16s and Under-17s, he opted to play for Tunisia at senior level last year. after obtaining citizenship through his parents