Ivan Perisic is a winger synonymous with the Manchester United image and would work wonders with Romelu Lukaku
Croatian star is two-footed and will provide both width and crosses into the box which big Belgian could thrive off
DAVID BECKHAM, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrei Kanchelskis are four prime examples of traditional Manchester United wingers who make the flank their own and whip in dangerous crosses into the box.
They are traditional wingers, they are synonymous with the image of Man United.
More recently the likes of Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard are players who operate on the wing yet have a natural tendency to cut inside.
United’s width comes from overlapping full-backs at the moment, not from wingers, but the arrival of Ivan Perisic would change that dramatically.
Perisic is your typical, traditional winger. More than comfortable crossing off either foot, Perisic regularly tormented Serie A defenders last season with twists and turns to find space before firing in a cross uncontested.
He would bring something so different to Jose Mourinho in that he’d provide both the width and crosses into the box a player like Romelu Lukaku could thrive off, and it’s something you feel Mourinho has been planning for a long time.
United were stagnant so often in attack last year because defences knew we would cut back inside or pass to an overlapping full-back. Perisic would change that and provide an unpredictability which causes havoc for any defence - we certainly need that.
And the fact Perisic is a workhorse too makes him a very typical Mourinho signing.
He’ll cover every blade of grass and put just as much effort in helping in defence than he will in spearheading attacks down the wing.
For me, the arrival of Lukaku is a major reason why signing Perisic makes a lot of sense.
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