Mazrawi: Giving up carbonated drinks has been of great help to me. The team lacks fighting spirit in the league [jiayu]


On May 18th, Beijing time, Manchester United defender Mazraoui revealed in an interview that giving up carbohydrate drinks has been of great help to him.

This season, Mazraoui has played 55 games for Manchester United, setting a record for the most appearances in a single season in his eight-year career. The previous record for the most appearances in a single season was 48 games for Ajax in the 2018-19 season.

Why is the attendance rate so high

Because I no longer drink carbonated beverages now, this has brought about a big change. Because the sugar intake has decreased and there is no excess sugar in the body anymore. I know sugar is bad for the body, but I used to want some sweet drinks for dinner.

In the draw against Aston Villa last October, Mazraoui was substituted at half-time due to palpitations and subsequently underwent a minor operation

It feels like that was a long time ago. Everything is going smoothly. It's not a big problem. This injury has no impact on my season at all.

This season, he played in seven positions, including attacking midfielder (the penultimate game before Ten Hag's departure).

This is quite unexpected. I haven't played in this position for a long time.

The performance in the Premier League is poor, but the Europa League is excellent

The Premier League is a tough league, but in every game of the Europa League, we can score at least one goal every two chances. In the Premier League, we might not be able to score a single goal even if we get 20 chances. This is the biggest difference, so I think it has nothing to do with the league itself. I don't think the goalkeepers in the Europa League are much worse than those in the Premier League.

We always manage to win in the Europa League. The best example is the game against Lyon. We were almost in a desperate situation in the last 10 minutes of the game, but in the extra time, although everyone was exhausted, we still won the game.

We may have the fighting spirit that is lacking in the Premier League in the Europa League. I can't tell you exactly what the reason is, because it should be something rooted in the mindset, but many times this season we have lacked this mindset.