Manchester United have not looked back since Erik ten Hag made personnel changes to his line-up for the crucial match against Liverpool.
Prior to that game, United had opted to partner club captain Harry Maguire with Lisandro Martinez and unfortunately the ploy backfired when the Red Devils lost their first two games in a row.
Following a specialist training program aimed at improving fitness, Raphael Varane entered the starting eleven and United have not lost in the five games he has started.
Excited that Varane, Eriksen and Malacia have completed their international games without getting injured ????
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Varane unstoppable under ETH
His association with Martinez has been widely acclaimed and the 20-time English champions have conceded just two goals in 495 minutes of football when the two have played together.
United have kept three clean sheets and conceded just twice in that span of time and the Frenchman has picked up his form and continued in the same vein during the international break.
France discovered the importance of having the United defender in their ranks, as he played the entire match against Austria where Didier Deschamps’ men won 2-0.
The national team coach decided to rest the former Real Madrid star for his match against Denmark and Les Bleus ended up losing the match 0-2.
This means that every time the World Cup winner has started, both his club and his country have won. And every time he hasn’t played from the start, his teams have fallen apart.
Varane will return fit for duty
The French defender admitted that having a full pre-season helped and proved to be the main difference after he struggled to stay fit last year.
“Being able to play regularly, having had a full pre-season, allows me to feel good on the pitch,” the French international was quoted as saying by RMC Sport while on national duty.
The best result of the international break from a United fan’s perspective is that the 29-year-old will return fresh and injury-free.
The Red Devils will take to the field against Manchester City next and fans are hoping that United can continue their four-match winning streak and that Varane will be one of the crucial cogs in Ten Hag.
