Ole Gunnar Solskjaer appears to have singled out Rangers flop Umar Sadiq for praise, as quoted by the Official Manchester United Twitter.
United are in Belgrade ahead of their Europa League Group L clash against Partizan this evening.
Playing up front for the Serbian side these days is none other than Sadiq, who endured a wretched stint at Ibrox last season.
The 22-year-old joined on loan from Roma but failed to make any real contribution to the cause. Stuck behind Alfredo Morelos and Kyle Lafferty in the pecking order, he only made four appearances, before cutting his spell short and returning to Italy in December [Scottish Sun].
This stint with Partizan is his sixth loan spell away from his parent club, but he finally seems to be catching the eye.
“I’ve watched many of their games,” said Solskjaer, as quoted by the Manchester United Twitter. “They’re a team with some pace, a big strong striker and some talent in there, with two or three very exciting players.”
A year on from Sadiq’s much-lamented League Cup semi-final display against Aberdeen, few would have expected him to be singled out as a danger man by the boss of one of the biggest clubs in world football.
United are in a major slump right now, though, and the 6ft 4″ frontman has finally started producing in front of goal.
He has four in his last three matches for Partizan, including a brace in their most recent Europa League clash against Astana, giving him a tally of eight for the season [Soccerbase].
Could he upset the odds and help his adopted side to a famous win over the Red Devils?
