Why the November 2020 international break has been so positive for Man United

SUCCESS IN SOUTH AMERICA 

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, South American nations have been competing to qualify for 2022’s World Cup in Qatar, and our eyes have been on the performances of Brazil and Uruguay. Both the Selecao and La Celeste selected some United talent in their recent call-ups, with Alex Telles a part of Tite’s 23-man squad and Edinson Cavani retaining his position as one of Oscar Tabarez’s fearsome attacking options.

For Telles, he came on as a substitute for Atletico Madrid’s Renan Lodi in Brazil’s 1-0 win over Venezuela and helped them close out the game in the dying minutes to secure all three points. With Brazil in a comfortable position at the top of the qualifying group, all eyes are on Telles to deliver some strong performances for United in the wake of Luke Shaw’s injury.

Meanwhile, fellow new signing Cavani opened the scoring in Uruguay’s convincing 3-0 win over Colombia. Though he wasn’t able to find the back of the net during a 2-0 defeat to Brazil, Cavani and his country are still in a comfortable position before the next set of qualifiers take place in March 2021. Having grabbed a goal in United’s most recent Premier League fixture against Everton, momentum is on the 33-year-old’s side as he prepares to return to domestic action.

Elsewhere, the club was delighted to see that Academy graduate Ravel Morrison made his international debut for Jamaica in their match with Saudi Arabia. The 2011 Youth Cup winner, who is currently plying his trade in the Netherlands with ADO Den Haag, came off the bench during the second half of the Reggae Boyz’ 3-0 defeat. Congratulations, Ravel!