Raphael Varane gave Manchester United fans their first glimpse of what to come as the Frenchman excelled in what was a difficult debut away at Wolves.
A seasoned veteran at the age of 28, Varane was not phased by the atmosphere created by the packed house at the Molineux, he has exhibited his composure in fixtures far more high pressure fixtures than this one.
Signed from Real Madrid to provide club captain Harry Maguire with a world class partner, Varane was relatively untroubled for much of the contest.
Positionally, he was faultless – shutting down central avenues for Wolves attackers and forcing them to either revert to the channels or take pot shots from distance.
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The Manchester United boss heaped praise on the former Real Madrid defender after he helped his new side secure a clean sheet in his first appearance for the club
Raphael Varane gave Manchester United fans their first glimpse of what to come as the Frenchman excelled in what was a difficult debut away at Wolves.
A seasoned veteran at the age of 28, Varane was not phased by the atmosphere created by the packed house at the Molineux, he has exhibited his composure in fixtures far more high pressure fixtures than this one.
Signed from Real Madrid to provide club captain Harry Maguire with a world class partner, Varane was relatively untroubled for much of the contest.
Positionally, he was faultless – shutting down central avenues for Wolves attackers and forcing them to either revert to the channels or take pot shots from distance.
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The £45m-valued Frenchman was well worth the clean sheet on his first outing as a Red Devil, United taking all three points after a late Mason Greenwood strike was enough to separate the two sides.
Following his stellar display, Varane earned the praise of his teammate David de Gea, who told MUTV : "He was very good, we kept a clean sheet so it’s always very good to start with a clean sheet.
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