Analyzing Fred - The 5 positives from the Manchester United new boy's pre-season

#4 Skills

Fred showcased his ball playing skills against Real Madrid

Fred is a ball player, as was evident during his time at Shakhtar and in the game against Real, he did get a few chances to showcase his skills. He has a beautiful turn in him, which sends his markers the other way. In fact, quite a few times on the game, the player pressing him had no clue to which direction Fred would move and he often left his marker behind. His ball control looked good as he found his way out of tight spaces and managed to pass the ball even under intense pressing from the opposition.

He looked very good with his short passes, playing the ball and moving into position to place himself as an option to receive the ball. He also showed a few dribbles, passing the ball from under the nose of his markers and then there was that moment with four Real Madrid players pressing him and he still seemed to find a way around, using his fast feet and quick dribbles to almost get away until he was fouled. With the quality of the first team around him, Fred will only get better.