Couldn't get to watch the game today, how was our boy?
Andreas Pereira | Granada Loan Watch
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A beautiful goal (5th of the season) on his last match for Granada. Now please give me some contract news!
Good goal.
Improving.. and a new blonde hairstyle I see.
How many times have he change his hairstyles this season, contesting with Pogba's next season.Apparently he is their highest scorer and also made highest assists for Granada. 5 goals and 3 assists.
A good all round performance to go with his goal. Looking forward to seeing how he does next year!
Keeper should have saved it, but still.
Granada have really struggled this season, is there any Spanish members that have actually watched him consistently to give their opinion?
Video clips of players best bits can be really misleading.
Video clips of players best bits can be really misleading.
Very true. He didnt quite grasp the very limited opportunities he had with us last season. At the same time whenever I do see him and see his best bits I see more potential talent than any of our youngsters since Morrison and the young Pogba. I think along with Mensah, Tuanszabe and Rashford we really do have some young players that can be big players for us for the first time in a long time
Players with a lot lesser quality have done well at united. If he's up for the challenge he'll make it here easily.
Would happily see him as an 8 with Pogba and Herrera going into next season. Maybe not ready for every top game yet but if he can go to the bernabeu and not look out of place he will do fine here.
Keeper has to be saving that
And only 5 goals in that league isn't a good return at all, can't see him having a future here
he isnt an attacker.
he has bulked up a lot. may actually be able to withstand some crunching tackles of the premier league now.
5 goals and 3 assists for a side who have been destined for relegation since the start of the season, having three different managers, with a side that's filled with young loanees just like him, typically playing 5 at the back AND he normally plays on the wing or in central midfield is an absolutely great return.
I'm not entirely sure how you can say so assertively he has no future here. He's had a fantastic season on loan.
He played for the team who finished rock bottom of the league. They are pretty awful, and have been managed by Tony Adams for the last couple of months.
Shame he couldn't have gone to a more productive and attacking team, but he's reportedly done well all things considering.
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He literally played everywhere across the pitch this season with Granada. RW, LW, number 10, LHMF, RHMF, DMF...
He's playing in the worst side in La Liga, team that is parking the bus against every team and you're complaining because he scored just 5 goals?
I don't follow spanish football per se, but I have watched him a couple of times against the big boys. He has really impressed me.
Physically, he looks like he's added muscle. He looks bigger and he covers a lot of ground. I've heard he plays LW but whenever I've watched him he played as a CM and he's performed really well. His dribbling in tight spaces and long range passing has impressed me. Defensively, he's good aswell. Very aware of his surroundings, always willing to track back.
I think the loan has helped him a lot. He looks much more mature. Hopefully Jose has a plan for him.
Exactly. I think he scored as many as Kroos and more than Koke, Modric and many other CMs n la Liga.
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From that description he sounds like perfect cover for Pogba and Herrera. All depends on what system we use though.
If we move to 4231 he will probably play higher up the pitch covering any of the 3 attacking midfield slots.
A 433 and he'd cover Pogba and Herrera in front of a DM which is probably his best position.
His agility and his close control are his best assets IMO.
Bounced right in front of him, those are always hard to save.
He's a kid playing in a shit team in midfield, give your head a wobble.
He's 21, so he's no longer a kid in my opinion.
This summer is the telling one for him, he looks and sounds like he has a lot of ability. Jose will have made his mind up on him, I'm edging toward him being a squad player next season, with him kicking on over the next few years.
Fingers crossed we've got a good one here.
What a lovely pass that was too! Imagine that kind of quality for someone like Rashford?
Where is he best suited positionally?
Have you watched him play, or are you basing that on his goal return?
I'd say he's a number 8.
Yeah I consider him quite old to be honest. Soon he'll have white hair and start slowing down.
@charlenefan well done, people fell for it 
I know you likely said that for attention and I'm not saying he'll make it at United but you've just judged him on his numbers in his first season in the top flight for the worst team in the league.
Harsh and a bit dim to say the least.
Think he would benefit from one more season on loan - this time in the PL - but we'll probably keep him around next season, considering our numbers in midfield.
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Don't agree at all that he's more talented than Rashford. Doing well for himself, looks to be picking up the right mentality slowly and surely and he's had a good season on loan. Think calling it a great season is a stretch, but nonetheless he's scored more goals than any of our CMs bar Pogba. Well deserving of an opportunity here, especially as he plays a position we're fairly short in.
Shanta really has progressed well this year.
He's technically a lot better, IMO Rashford only beats him in physical attributes. They're both good young players though who play different positions so it's a bit pointless to compare.
I don't even agree on that. Might be a better passer but then he's a midfielder, he should be a better passer. Crosses, shooting, dribbling I think Rashford has him beaten hands down. First touch and close control is a bit of a toss up, maybe Pereira edges it. Set pieces both are very good...
Physically and mentally Rashford has it though, Pereira is still getting there.
Nah, crossing and set pieces Andreas beats him quite easily. It isn't even really comparable. Purely talking skillful technique Andreas is easily better but that is only a small part of football.
Rashford and Herrera are the 2 best crossers in our squad by a stretch, I'd be very pleasantly surprised if Pereira was significantly better than them after his loan.