Axel Tuanzebe: This is what Zlatan Ibrahimovic told me to do on Man Utd debut

The 19-year-old replaced Timothy Fosu Mensah in the second half to make his first appearance for the club in the 4-0 win.

Tuanzebe, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is highly rated within United's academy and has been knocking on the door of the senior squad.

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The sales of Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin have opened up a space and manager Jose Mourinho handed Tuanzebe an opportunity to impress.

And the young defender says he took onboard Ibrahimovic's words of wisdom before coming on.

He said: "I was on the touchline.

"I could here Zlatan just say ‘keep it simple, keep it simple’.

"I followed his advice.

"I was waiting for my moment and it finally came."

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