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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Hannibal Mejbri's Man Utd future: Transfer dilemma and Erik ten Hag requirement

"It was on Sky!" Hannibal Mejbri says with a not-so-subtle nod to the camera and click of his fingers in a message to Erik ten Hag.

Spending the season loan with Championship side Birmingham City, the 20-year-old Manchester United prospect scored his first senior goal in style as the Blues beat Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion under the Friday night lights at St Andrew's. Spotting West Brom goalkeeper David Button far off his line at a long-range free-kick, Hannibal whipped a speculative effort from 35 yards and fired the ball into the bottom corner to give Birmingham the lead inside 10 minutes.

Just seven minutes in the second half, the fully-fledged Tunisia international delivered a pinpoint corner onto the head of team-mate and midfield partner Krystian Bielik, who duly nodded in the host's second goal on a memorable evening. Claiming the Man of the Match award, Hannibal - with some help from the interviewer - made sure that United boss Ten Hag got word of his Friday night feats.

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