Nathan Aké

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Scored twice against Portugal U21, they lost 5-4, must have been a crazy game.

That's 5-4 on aggregate if I'm not mistaken.

[nyikolajevics 2,594]

That's 5-4 on aggregate if I'm not mistaken.

5-4 today.. The first match was 2-0 so 7-4 on aggregate.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

5-4 today.. The first match was 2-0 so 7-4 on aggregate.

Damn!

[Nike 373]

Jose' utility man!

For now..

[nyikolajevics 2,594]

He could be on the bench today as Mikel and Ramires is injured. It'd be nice to see him for a few minutes today or against Maribor.

[DH1988 1,304]

Would expect him to start the carling cup

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Brilliant sub performance tonight. Hoping he gets more of a shot. That pass is just the tip of the iceberg, his work-rate was off the charts. Well in lad!

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

So happy to see him get that many minutes. And that pass was niiice.

[Nike 373]

Ake should replace mikel...

[Shakez 755]

This guy is so flexible, got some Alaba vibes from him.

[DYC. 7,542]

There's not much more the guy can do to get more playing time. It will be interesting to see how much he'll actually play.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

There's not much more the guy can do to get more playing time. It will be interesting to see how much he'll actually play.

I think he will likely go on loan. I think Jose sees him primarily as a defender and not a midfielder and with Iva, Azpi and Luis I don't see him getting much minutes.

That said, good performance tonight and a brilliant assist to top it off.

[DYC. 7,542]

I think he will likely go on loan. I think Jose sees him primarily as a defender and not a midfielder and with Iva, Azpi and Luis I don't see him getting much minutes.

That said, good performance tonight and a brilliant assist to top it off.

Didn't Mourinho (very) recently say he's competing with Matic and Mikel?

[Daniel1980 1,425]

He had a good game, but let's keep in mind that he came on when the game was already decided and he was under no pressure whatsoever. Very nice pass, though.

With Azpi missing 3 games he might get some playing time as a defender.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Didn't Mourinho (very) recently say he's competing with Matic and Mikel?

Nope. He said in the prematch conference for this match that he is a very good LB and even though he does not have the physical attributes and experience of Matic and Mikel he can play there if needed. It was a point related to both Mikel and Ramires being injured.

[Barbara 15,149]

He was absolutely amazing. We do have a talented new generation coming through our ranks. It makes me so happy

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Fantastic technically

[DH1988 1,304]

Tenacity and technical, game was done and dusted in truth but he still has to come on and perform.