When New Signing Tyrell Malacia Could Make His Manchester United Debut

With Tyrell Malacia officially signed, Manchester United fans are looking ahead to when the new left-back could make his debut for the club.

The defender, who cost United around £14.6 million, was announced as Erik ten Hag's first signing at Old Trafford on Tuesday afternoon.

"Tyrell is an exciting, dynamic young footballer with excellent experience for his age, including five seasons in the Eredivisie, a European final and full international honours for the Netherlands." Football director John Murtough said.

"We look forward to seeing him continue to develop under the guidance of Erik ten Hag and his coaching team in the years ahead. Everyone at Manchester United welcomes Tyrell to the club."

With the squad jetting off on their pre-season tour at the end of the week, United fans will be eager to see the 22-year-old in action on the left flank for the very first time.

Malacia's first time donning the United strip could be a week after he signed for the club.

The Reds face Liverpool in their first pre-season fixture on the 12 July. The two teams will face off in Thailand.

You'd expect that the defender will be able to show his ability against the club's most bitter rivals in his debut for the club.

He is likely to see a relatively high amount of action while United prepare for their Premier League season.

If able to impress, Malacia could see himself start the opening fixture of the campaign against Brighton on the 7 August.

However, it is likely that Luke Shaw will be the starting left-back come the beginning of the season, however, Malacia could make his full competitive debut soon afterwards.

While their first three fixtures are spread nicely, United will play three games in eight days, with a Thursday fixture against Leicester City (1 Sep) being sandwiched between two weekend games against Southampton (27 Aug) and Arsenal (4 Sep).

If he hasn't already, one of those fixtures could see the young defender start for the first time in the league. They will be the fixtures where Malacia will be aiming to make a true impact for Ten Hag's side in the league, with rotation more than likely.

The signing of the defender suggests that Alex Telles' position in the squad is in jeopardy.

If any reasonable offers come in for the Brazilian, it is more than likely that he will leave the club.

When speaking on his move, Malacia was eager to get started at the Theatre of Dreams.

"It's the biggest club in the world, and you can see it because of the fans, great stadium, a lot of prizes, and with the new coach he wants to build to be winning prizes again and I want to be part of that team.

"The stadium. Old Trafford, yeah, amazing. A couple of years ago we had a Nike Cup with Feyenoord - a tournament over here - and at that time I told my Dad 'one time I will be back here', and it happened."

Fans will be hoping that Malacia is joined by other new signings on tour, with Christian Eriksen set for a medical this week after agreeing to United's contract proposal.