Nakamba Braces For CR7 Encounter

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Marvelous Nakamba of Aston Villa during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park on September 16, 2019 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Warriors midfielder, Marvellous Nakamba is preparing to face Portugal talisman Cristiano Ronaldo this coming Saturday when Manchester United will play against Aston Villa.

The 27-year-old, who has played for Nancy in France, Vitesse in the Netherlands and Club Brugge in Belgium, is now set to come up against Cristiano Ronaldo.

Aston Villa will be at Old Trafford for what promises to be an exciting English Premiership encounter against Manchester United, in front of a packed Theatre of Dreams.

Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or award winner, recently surprised the football world when he dumped Italian Serie A serial winners, Juventus.

He moved back to the Red Devils, for an initial €15 million (£12,86m), after having been initially linked with cross-city rivals Manchester City.

Since rejoining United, Ronaldo has played in three games, scoring four times, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s revitalised side gun for their first English Premiership title, in eight years.

The 2012-13 season was the last time United won the league, under Sir Alex Ferguson, and hopes are high they might regain the title this season, following the return of one of their greatest sons.

United are currently joint leaders, with Chelsea and Liverpool, in the championship race with 13 points apiece, after five games.

They will resume their title chase with a tricky home fixture against Nakamba’s Villa on Saturday afternoon.

Villa will arrive with their tails up, after an impressive 3-0 win over Everton at Villa Park, where Nakamba came on as a first-half substitute, and played a pivotal role, in his side’s emphatic win.

Manager Dean Smith’s charges are now placed in the middle of the 20-team table, with seven points from five games.

Their steady rise to the top will be severely tested when they face Ronaldo and company.

His brilliant performance, against Everton last Saturday, appears to suggest he will have a part to play in the showdown against the Red Devils.

Smith has usually turned to Nakamba, for service, in matches against the heavyweight clubs, in which the Birmingham club will be expected to defend.

It will be interesting to see how Nakamba, if fielded, will handle the pressure in midfield tussles against the likes of Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Fred and Bruno Fernandes.

Last Sunday, Manchester United struggled to beat a tough, and in-form West Ham, away in London.

 

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