Man United star singles out 'excellent' Rangers player that must be stopped at Old Trafford
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Manchester United find themselves out of form ahead of the Europa League visit of Rangers this week.
Having just been beaten 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford, the Red Devils are in a challenging moment with new manager Ruben Amorim already feeling the heat.
Rangers are always dark horses at Europa League level and you'd be a brave man to bet against Philippe Clement's young squad causing an upset this week.
Now one member of the Manchester United dressing room has revealed that there is one Rangers star everyone at Old Trafford is desperate to keep quiet.
Manchester United star singles out Rangers hero
It's fair to say it hasn't completely gone to plan for Noussair Mazraoui since a summer move to Manchester United.
With the Red Devils languishing in 13th place in the Premier League, Mazraoui has struggled to make an impact since a £17m move from Bayern Munich.
The 27-year-old Moroccan international has been speaking ahead of the Europa League visit of Rangers with one player on everyone's minds heading into the game.
Noussair Mazraoui revealed that Hamza Igamane is the talk of the Manchester United dressing room with everyone well aware of the Rangers talent's abilities.
"The people in Morocco are speaking about Igamane's goals in Scotland," said Mazraoui, as quoted by the Daily Record.
"It's not easy to score in a good league so it shows he's working well at Rangers. It won't be unusual if he makes it to the national team but obviously it's the choice of the coach.
"Stopping Igamane is one of the challenges for us. He has been excellent for Rangers. Our defenders will need to pay attention to him and not give him space in the penalty area. That will be really important."
'Excellent' Rangers 'deserve' Europa League qualification
Noussair Mazraoui has also been speaking about the challenge of Manchester United beating Rangers in the Europa League this week.
Rangers go into the match 8th in the Europa League table, one point and one place behind Manchester United in 7th.
For the time being both teams occupy a qualification place for the last 16 with the final standings to go down to the final two games in the revamped league phase.
Mazraoui reckons Rangers 'deserve' to qualify after their fine Europa League form this season but insists Manchester United are focused on putting the Gers to the sword.
"The team has recovered its confidence after our recent performances in the FA Cup and Premier League," said Mazraoui.
"Now it's necessary to continue that in the Europa League against Rangers. We're optimistic of getting three points at home.
"Of course, it will be an intense match between two British teams and we're very equal in the table. But playing at Old Trafford should be a big advantage for us.
"Rangers have an excellent squad with players who can generate problems for any team. I expect them to qualify for the next round of the competition. They deserve it for their work in the first six games.
"Our history and the Manchester United supporters demand that we must improve this season and the Europa League is one of our targets. But now all we are thinking about is the defeat of Rangers."
