Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Just as Greater Manchester was about to be locked down again Manchester United unlocked the potential in Axel Tuanzebe last year.
Tuanzebe's performance against Kylian Mbappe in the Parc des Princes was the zenith of United centre-back performances last term.
Inconsistent management and morale-shattering defeats to Istanbul Basaksehir and Sheffield United derailed Tuanzebe's progress and the pursuit of Raphael Varane has prompted a return to Aston Villa for a third loan spell.
Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa is a robust partnership to break up but Villa were surprisingly porous against Premier League newcomers Watford in a
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