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Andreas Pereira reveals his favourite position at Manchester United


Pereira has become a big part of the team under Solskjaer (Picture: Getty Images)

Andreas Pereira has revealed he is most effective in the Manchester United team as an attacking midfielder, and wants to show boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer he is capable of playing in that the role.

The 24-year-old has been utilised in a multitude of positions this season; defensive midfield, centre midfield and on both wings.

Pereira has featured in 23 of United’s 29 Premier League games this campaign, representing the most appearances he has made in a single season since graduating from the academy in 2014.

The Brazil international told ESPN: ‘The start of the season was good for me, I started a lot of games. In December and January, I felt a bit tired because I’d played a lot of games in a row. I had to cope with that. It was the first season, really, that I did that at United.

‘I’ve played a lot of different positions, and when I’ve played in my favourite position as an attacking midfielder, I played well, I was important and created a lot of occasions. That’s my goal: to play in my position more often and show the manager I can be important there.

‘I don’t think I’ve shown my full potential yet. When I’m playing more freely, I can show my real quality. This season, I really feel that the manager and the players can trust me to do my best for the team.

‘I’m there. I will never hide. I will always show my face for the manager and for the club. It’s really a year for me to show that I’m here and now it’s time to kick on and play better.’

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Pereira wants Solskjaer to play him in a more attacking role (Picture: Getty Images)

Before the season was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, United were on an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

A year down the line from Solskjaer’s appointment, Pereira believes the club are going in the right direction.

He added: ‘The manager has always said that it’s not going to change in one year, it needs time. You see now it’s one year after he took over officially and you can see already the progress we have made as a team. We’ve had a lot of injured players, but we still coped.

‘We are still playing for two trophies and we can reach the top four. Everybody said in the beginning of the season that was impossible for us. For Man United, we know we have to challenge for all the trophies, but we are rebuilding and we will get there. We’re strong now and I’m sure next season, when we start, we will be much stronger again.’

The Premier League decided on Friday that all games are indefinitely postponed until guarantees are made over player safety, but they still are committed to finishing the season rather than declaring it null and void.

Pereira continued: ‘It would be difficult to accept that the season is void. We were doing well as a team and myself, I found myself again. I scored a goal in the last game and then it finished!

‘We had a good thing going and some momentum and now we’ve stopped and we don’t know what to expect. We feel like it’s preseason.’

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