āKylian Mbappe should have signed for Man Utdā
Cyril Linette, a presidential candidate for French footballās governing body, believes that Kylian Mbappe should have moved to Manchester United over Real Madrid.
The 25-year-old fulfilled his lifelong ambition of joining Los Blancos in the summer after a transfer saga that spanned several years. Things havenāt exactly gone to plan for Mbappe, though.
The Frenchman has struggled to fit into the same side as Vinicius Jr, who usually occupies his favoured left-wing position. Against Leganes, however, manager Carlo Ancelotti made the call to switch their positions, with the Brazilian playing centrally and Mbappe out wide.
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It was a decision that paid off with the well-rested Mbappe looking more comfortable in his natural environment and Vinicius Jr impressing in a position with a reduced workload after his international duty with Brazil.
āPlaying on the outside is more tiring than through the middle,ā Ancelotti said. āVini Jr returned from international duty on Thursday and Mbappe was fresher than Vini Jr. He scored a goal with a fantastic assist from Vini Jr. Theyāre both improving bit by bit.ā

āMbappe should have joined Man Utdā
It remains to be seen if Ancelotti is bold enough to stick with this setup or if Mbappe will eventually have to revert to playing at centre-forward. This conundrum is one that Real Madrid and Mbappe could easily have avoided, according to Cyril Linette.
The former LāEquipe CEO, who recently lost the presidential election for the LFP, French footballās governing body, believes that Mbappe made a mistake by joining Los Blancos.
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āIām not saying that Mbappe is heading towards failure but he joined a club where, in his position, there is a player at least as good as he is,ā he told RMC. āIt makes no sense.
āHe will have spent his whole career playing at clubs where there is a left winger at least as good as him, with Neymar at PSG and Vinicius Jr at Real.
āHe could have gone to England, tried to get Man Utd going again, for example. There, he could have played in his position and could have written a great story.
āI donāt see what exceptional things he can achieve at Real, who have already done everything without him.ā