Arnaut Danjuma left an excellent impression on Wednesday evening during the match between Manchester United and Villarreal. Despite the fact that the Spanish club went down 2-1 due to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo in injury time, the winger was designated by UEFA as Player of the Match. If it is up to Kees Kwakman and Rafael van der Vaart, Danjuma will soon be called up for the Dutch national team.
“I assume he is in the picture with the Dutch. Van Gaal has also said that, that they are not that big on the wingers. Gakpo and Danjuma for left. Yes, he made a great transfer (from Bournemouth to Villarreal, ed.). Villarreal has paid a lot (twenty million euros, ed.) for him, they don’t do that very often. It would be nice, an extra option at Oranje. It remains a bit thin on the right,” says Kwakman in the program football talk by ESPN. Rafael van der Vaart gets in the studio of Ziggo Sports raised the suggestion whether Danjuma should report to Zeist as soon as possible.
The Yellow Submarine?? Villarreal takes the lead thanks to Paco Alcácer. Horace Danjuma provides the assist ?? Problems for Manchester United??#ZiggoSport #UCL #MUNVIL pic.twitter.com/0lqxDXZht8
— Ziggo Sport Football (@ZS_Voetbal) September 29, 2021
“One hundred percent”, Van der Vaart answers. “Danjuma was by far the best man of the night. That really surprised me.” The English analysts of BT Sport were impressed by Danjuma’s performance at Old Trafford. “He has given Diogo Dalot nightmares at times. Danjuma played electrifying”, judges Michael Owen. The former striker of, among others, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester United is supported by fellow analyst Owen Hargreaves.
Alhamdulillah ???? Proud to take the MOTM. We remember, build and come back stronger! #Danjumagic ?? pic.twitter.com/NlmyjZPjOy
— Horace Danjuma (@Danjuma) September 29, 2021
“Danjuma was fantastic, Mason Greenwood had to come and help Dalot,” said the former midfielder of Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Manchester City. Danjuma provided the assist for Paco Alcácer’s opening goal. “Danjuma is almost impossible to play one against one and Dalot was the boss in these situations. There is a reason why Villarreal should have won at Real Madrid last weekend and took the lead against Manchester United, Danjuma is their greatest danger. Every time he has the ball, it seems like something is going to happen. That eventually happened.”