Adrien Rabiot to start for Marseille against Montpellier | OneFootball

Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed in his press conference this Friday that Adrien Rabiot (29) will make his first start for Olympique de Marseille when the club travels to face Montpellier HSC on Sunday evening.

“He worked very well [over the international break] and he will start on Sunday,” the Marseille head coach stated, “I’m very happy with what he’s done. He’s humble and hard-working, and he’s a very high-level player. We’re very proud to have him with us. He’s one of the players of the calibre of Højbjerg and Greenwood.”

After missing out on the victory over Olympique Lyonnais, Rabiot made his debut off the bench for the club in the 1-0 loss to RC Strasbourg Alsace before making another substitute appearance in the 1-1 draw with Angers SCO.

Adrien Rabiot on schedule for first start for Marseille

It had been expected that De Zerbi would rely more heavily on the midfielder after the international break once Rabiot had more time to train with the squad as he had missed both pre-season and the start of the season due to joining the club in late September.

GFFN | Nick Hartland