Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has labelled Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt ‘lightweight’ in a damning assessment ahead of his move to the Red Devils.
Matthis de Ligt took a thinly-veiled swipe at his former league, the Bundesliga , just weeks after signing for Manchester United.with Bayern Munich where he helped the side to the league title in 2022/23 and a DFL Supercup title in 2022.
Meanwhile, the Bundesliga ranked just fifth in that list with around six million fans tuning into the season immediately after the Covid-19 break. De Ligt will undoubtedly have more eyes on him now that he will be donning the Man United shirt on matchdays. The Dutch managed a 5-2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina - but it was a nightmare evening for De Ligt.His poor positioning meant Ermedin Demirovic was able to remain onside for the first goal, while he was caught completely unaware by Edin Dzeko for the second." himself realises that he was in the wrong position," he said.
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