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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Tyrell Malacia ignores Louis van Gaal's "not so wise" advice with Man Utd transfer risk

Former Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal likes to have his say on matters at Old Trafford.

The acclaimed Dutch coach claimed he'd retired after being sacked by the Red Devils in May 2016, but six years on he's still in the dugout managing his national team ahead of the World Cup this winter. Within his budding Netherlands squad is Tyrell Malacia, the promising young defender from Feyenoord who Van Gaal employs as a wing-back.

In June, the Oranje played four matches in the Nations League and Malacia started two of them, seeing out the 90 minutes in both games against Wales. As the Netherlands won both games with last-gasp winners, the highly-rated 22-year-old - nicknamed 'the pitbull' in his home city of Rotterdam - impressed and further staked his claim to be in Van Gaal's 26-man squad in Qatar.

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