Internationals: Reds pair make senior debuts
Finally, back in South America, Fred completed an eventful game as South American table-toppers Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw in Ecuador.
Casemiro and Felix Torres traded goals but the talking points were two red cards – one for Tottenham’s Emerson Royal – and several VAR referrals, which resulted in the officials twice overturning sending-offs for Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker.
Alex Telles was an unused substitute but could get another chance to make his first international appearance since 2020 when the Selecao host Paraguay next Wednesday.
The debuts for Facundo and Zidane take United’s current number of full internationals up to an incredible 33, with the pair following on from Diogo Dalot, Amad and Hannibal, who made their bows in 2021.