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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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George Smith

Manchester United fans love Ralf Rangnick's Hannibal Mejbri decision vs Southampton

Several Manchester United supporters have welcomed interim manager Ralf Rangnick's decision to name youngster Hannibal Mejbri on the substitutes bench for this lunchtime's clash with Southampton at Old Trafford.

The midfielder, who recently returned to United after representing Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations, has been named on the nine-man bench alongside the likes of Alex Telles, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Elanga.

As proven by Elanga's increase in game time since Rangnick was installed as temporary boss back in November, the German is open to the idea of developing youngsters and granting them opportunities to impress at first-team level.

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