Erik ten Hag has said goodbye to 14 members of Manchester United’s senior squad during the international break, while an academy youngster also traveled the world with his country.
A number of stars caught the eye for good reason, although the focus is mainly on one of United’s summer signings, who endured a nightmare break with his country.
Here’s how United’s players fared during the September international break.
Onana received a hero’s welcome when she landed in Uganda CameroonThe 0-0 draw with Zimbabwe was mobbed by home fans clamoring for a photo.
It was the second of two clean sheets for Onana, who also kept Namibia out before the break.
We haven’t seen much of Bayindir since his transfer unitedwhich has not helped his search for more minutes internationally Turkey.
Two more games have passed with the goalkeeper stuck on the bench.
It wasn’t a fun international break for De Ligt. He started both Netherlands‘, but he left the field under more pressure than when he arrived.
In a 5-2 win against Bosnia, De Ligt made two costly mistakes that led to goals, before two more mistakes saw him hooked at half-time as Germany scored twice in an eventual 2-2 draw.
Lee Carsley brought Maguire back to the England he was set up after his Euro 2024 upset and immediately started at centre-back against the Republic of Ireland.
With rotation the order of the day, Maguire was unused in the 2-0 win against Finland.
It was a mixed bag for Martinez Argentina. He started at centre-back in a comfortable 3-0 win against Chile, but caught the eye for the wrong reasons just days later.
Shifting to left-back, Martinez put in an awkward performance and even lost his man for Colombia’s opener in a 2-1 defeat.
In just his second international appearance of 2024, Mazraoui played 90 minutes the morocco in a comfortable 4-1 win against Gabon.
He was unused during the next meeting with Lesotho when Achraf Hakimi returned to the line-up.
Dalot only needed seven minutes to open the scoring Portugal in an impressive 2-1 win against Croatia.
His reward was a break against Scotland, coming off the bench for the final 14 minutes to help set up what would end up being the winning goal.
Mainoo remains a part of England set up under Carsley and started the 2-0 win over Ireland, with the kind of composed and classy performance we’ve come to expect from him.
He sat out the win over Finland, watching former Red Devil Angel Gomes steal the show in his absence.
Many United fans got their first glimpse of Ugarte, who will hope to make his United debut this weekend after returning from Uruguay duty
Two 0 draws against Paraguay and Venezuela weren’t very entertaining, but Ugarte certainly caught the eye with two dominant displays at the base of midfield despite playing through a slight illness.
Eriksen has made no secret of his desire for more minutes at club level, but he has no problem Denmark.
He got two more starts, both lasting more than an hour, as Denmark won 2-0 in Switzerland and Serbia.
Midfielder Scanlon, 17, may not be a household name among most United fans, but he is already a popular figure with Gibraltar.
Scanlon started a friendly win over Andorra before scoring his first international goal in the 97th minute against Liechtenstein, who had the last laugh with an equalizer in the 14th minute of stoppage time.
A typically productive break for Fernandes, who picked up an assist Portugal2-1 win in Croatia before scoring against Scotland.
He got the win against former team-mate Scott McTominay, who actually led Scotland ahead of a Fernandes-inspired comeback.
Back to the Ivory Coast For the first time since March 2023, Amad started in a central attacking midfielder role in the 2-0 win over Zambia, putting in another impressive performance.
The winger had to settle for a substitute role against Chad, managing to make a decent impact in the 29th minute.
Despite his importance at club level, Garnacho is on the fringes of the club Argentina team and managed just 11 minutes in two games.
However, he found time to get an assist in the 3-0 win against Chile.
After making his international debut at Euro 2024, Zirkzee earned his first start for the Netherlands in the 5-2 win in Bosnia, impressing with a goal and an assist.
Zirkzee was unused in the draw with Germany but may have left the game with his stock even higher, with many home fans expressing their frustration at Ronald Koeman’s decision to bench him.
