Nigerian Youngster Reveals The Manchester United Teammate He Looks Up To

Manchester United youngster Shola Shoretire has described Juan Mata as the player he admires a lot in the Red Devils’ set-up and one of the cleverest players he’s ever played with.

Shoretire has been playing with the first-team at Old Trafford since he turned 17 in February.

In that same month, he became the youngest player to play for Manchester United in a European competition after he was subbed on in a Uefa Europa League match against Real Sociedad

“I think since I started playing football, I’ve always played at least one year up. I think that has helped me a lot because you have to learn the game quicker as I’m not one of the big ones,” Shoretire told the club’s website.

“So you have to be quite technical, I think, and I look up to Juan Mata. He’s not the tallest or the strongest but is probably one of the cleverest players I’ve seen play and played with. He is always two steps ahead. I admire him a lot.”