Erik: Kambwala can stake his claim

Willy Kambwala has the chance to promote his claims in the Manchester United side and build on his impressive outing against Liverpool.

The young centre-back made his second Premier League start in the 2-2 draw with the Merseysiders, after also being in the XI for the defeat at West Ham United before Christmas, and performed ably alongside the resolute Harry Maguire, making one excellent tackle on Darwin Nunez and gesturing to the Stretford End afterwards to gee up the crowd.

It was a display full of promise from the 19-year-old, who joined the Academy from Sochaux in 2020, and manager Erik ten Hag feels he can continue to prove his worth, with Jonny Evans, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez,…