Noussair Mazraoui feels Manchester United are in a false position in the Premier League table and that they deserved more than the draw they got against Chelsea on Sunday.
A scrappy contest looked like it was going United’s way when they took the lead through Bruno Fernandes’ penalty in the 70th minute but that lead did not last long as a Moises Caicedo volley got the away side back on level terms.
The Red Devils did spurn a couple of late chances through Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho, with a point leaving them 13th in the table – seven points above the relegation zone with 10 games of the campaign gone.
But Mazraoui insists United are better than that current position suggests, despite the old adage that the table never lies.
Speaking after the Chelsea draw, the Moroccan told IN TV: “I think if you look at the table now you cannot say that is where we belong, and everybody knows that.
“We know that we have to step up and get away from there really, really fast.
“It is just not us. We have too much quality to be in this position.”
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Mazraoui insists Man Utd deserved more from Chelsea draw
Summer signing Mazraoui also feels that his side deserved more from Sunday’s Old Trafford draw, despite it being suggested that a draw was probably a fair result.
“I don’t agree,” Mazraoui told IN TV. “We fought really hard, but eventually, if you look at the game and the chances that we created, we deserved to win.”
Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy picked out Mazraoui as one of the standout players on Sunday, agreeing that it was disappointing that the home team could not secure all three points.
“I felt slightly disappointed that we didn’t take the three points. This is the way forward for this group of players and I saw some excellent performances today,” the Dutchman told Sky Sports.
“I have to say, from the back, in the centre, that Lisandro [Martinez] and Matthijs [De Ligt] did a great job. I think Noussair Mazraoui had an excellent game and Casemiro is doing a great job.
“Bruno took the responsibility [to take the penalty] as he was involved in all of the attacks. I don’t think anyone missed out today.”
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IN FOCUS – Mazraoui Prem stats at Man Utd so far
Mazraoui has made a decent impact at United since his summer switch from Bayern Munich, featuring at both right-back and left-back. He has also lined up as a No.10 in the Europa League to show off his versatility.
Noussair Mazraoui Man Utd Prem stats so far
