Manchester United attacking midfielder Shinji Kagawa says he is prepared to play on the left flank in order to nail down a place in manager David Moyes’s first team.
The Japanese star was not favorable to Moyes in the early weeks of the season, but he has started seven of their last 10 games, typically on the left-hand side of the attack in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
While the 24-year-old’s preferred position is behind a lone striker as a number 10 – a role he has adopted in the absence of striker Robin van Persie due to injury, he says he is happy to fill in wherever he is needed.
“I played behind the main striker at (Borussia) Dortmund, but I usually play on the left with Japan,” Kagawa told the United match programme, United Review.
“I should be flexible enough to play in a number of roles, so I am a more attractive player to the team and can contribute even more.
“Every day I am learning how to trouble my opponents on the left, how best to cause them problems with my movement. But I would still like to be capable of taking up more positions.”
United host Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday, having fallen 12 points behind leaders Arsenal following their 1-0 loss at home to Everton on Wednesday.
Written by Martins
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