“Bright spark” – Liverpool legend identifies the only Man Utd star who impressed him vs Spurs | OneFootball

Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp was impressed by Joshua Zirkzee despite Manchester United’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

Amidst the lack of options, the Dutch striker was asked to play in a slightly deeper role, filling in for Amad Diallo who could be out for the remainder of the season with an injury, while Rasmus Hojlund was introduced as a centre-forward.

Although he wasted a glorious chance to equalise the score in the second half when he couldn’t direct his header towards goal, it was still a vibrant display from Zirkzee who did well in the build-up and managed to dribble past his marker on several occasions.

The Red Devils ended up suffering a 0-1 defeat in North London, but Redknapp identified the former Bayern Munich and Bologna man as the one player who brought a spark to the team.

“Zirkzee did alright today, he was a bit of a bright spark, but there weren’t too many others. A disappointing result and performance for them – a difficult watch if you’re a United fan.” said the 51-year-old during his appearance on Sky Sports.

Jamie Redknapp liked what he saw from Joshua Zirkzee

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The Liverpool legend feels it’s going to take the Red Devils substantial time to return to the right path based on the current evidence due to the noticeable shortage in quality.

“If you’re having a bad run and there’s a team you want to come to town, it’s Manchester United. They’re a team that’s struggling, devoid of confidence, devoid of quality with loads of injuries.

“Casemiro was the only sort of defensive midfield player in there. They’re a team that’s really struggling now and there’s going to be a lot of pain with this team.

“They’re so short of top players. It’s going to take a lot of time and these performances are going to be coming thick and fast. They’re going to need time and patience, the problem is when you’re Manchester United, you don’t want to hear that. You want to be winning. You’re used to challenging.”