ZIDANE IQBAL has Manchester United fans raving after his impressive performance in the 4-2 drubbing at the hands of Cadiz.
The 19-year-old started the friendly in the middle of the park alongside Scott McTominay.
And he played a key role in United fighting their way back into the game after falling two goals behind inside 15 minutes.
Iqbal’s progressive thinking won United a penalty, which Anthony Martial later converted.
The Iraq international was then withdrawn at half-time.
Kobbie Mainoo grabbed United’s equaliser early on in the second half before Cadiz went on to score another two.
But Iqbal‘s performance is one of few positives from the friendly.
A fan tweeted: “Bro Zidane Iqbal is too good. Should be kept at all cost. And Garnacho too.”
Another said: “Iqbal should be starting, wonderful player.”
A third raved: “I love Zidane Iqbal. What a talent!”
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Iqbal was also likened to a Bugatti Veyron in a trailer park.
The midfielder slammed United’s performance against their Spanish opposition as “sloppy”
Iqbal told MUTV: “Yeah, two sloppy goals [first half], first game after a little break, so we’ll look back on it.
“A great experience overall in Spain, adapting to the weather and getting fitness up for the first 45 minutes. I think the whole team did well.
“Maybe the first 10 minutes were a bit sloppy, but I think we grew into the game as a team together.
“Saturday we’re playing Real Betis, a strong side and high up in La Liga, but it will be a great experience, especially for the lads that came on in the second half.
“We’re all young, we’re all learning, so it’s been a great experience so far. I thought they [youngsters] did well, they competed.
“We’re still on our journeys and there’s more to come.”
Iqbal will have another mid-season friendly to impress before competitive football starts up against.
United play Real Betis on December 10.
An EFL Cup date with Burnley will then follow 11 days later, which could see Iqbal feature again.
United are back in Premier League action on December 27 against Nottingham Forest.
