Leny Yoro opens up on playing against Kylian Mbappe and Premier League goalscorer

Manchester United new signing Leny Yoro will attempt to prepare himself for the demands of the Premier League during pre-season.

In his first official interview with the club, the 18-year-old defender recalled how playing against Kylian Mbappe in France has helped improve his all-round game.

Yoro impressed in previous clashes against the France national team captain in Ligue1, before his summer move to Real Madrid.

United’s new centre-back also explained how taking on Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins in the Europa Conference League last year was a good challenge.

“I really like to play against of course Mbappe,” Yoro told MUTV. “It was a really big, big, big, big, deal, so yeah for me it helped me a lot to improve myself.

“It was good against Ollie Watkins, because this is a big striker here and, yeah, it was really good.”

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Yoro revealed in his first MUTV interview that he has already developed a friendship with Kobbie Mainoo. They will get to know each other better when the midfielder returns for pre-season training.

“I’m really close to Kobbie Mainoo, and this will help me a lot,” Yoro explained. “He sent me a message. He’s a really good guy.”

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