Joshua Zirkzee was made to wait for his Manchester United chance by Ruben Amorim this season, but it’s been a remarkable turnaround for the Dutchman in the space of just a week when a departure in the upcoming January transfer window had earlier looked nailed on.
Prior to last Monday night’s surprise start for the visit of Everton—prompted as a result of Benjamin Šeško and Matheus Cunha absences—Zirkzee’s entire season had amounted to just 90 minutes spread across sporadic substitute appearances. Most of the time, he couldn’t get off the bench.
