Joining Manchester United, Erik ten Hag & representing Morocco | Noussair Mazraoui Interview

how you doing how is Manchester I'm doing fine alhamdulillah Manchester is a really nice city man of course the first question is what were the reasons um helped you and attracted you to join Manchester United and how does it feel to join such a historic club uh yeah I think uh I don't really have to go into details about the reasons because uh Manchester United is just is just a big club uh from young age if you if you would tell me would you like to play for Manchester United would say directly yeah so doesn't care if uh you don't going to think about any any any factors uh in that um what what helped of course uh was uh that that that uh that the coach the way of football I I know and uh it fits me it fits me perfectly so I know that also I was going to play that it's uh yeah that it will will make my quality even even better so that that really helped uh also that that I know some some some players here is nice of course to uh to have as as a bonus point but also not the main reason and if I ask you how do you see yourself fitting into the team and what do you hope to bring to the squat oh that's a tough question I think uh I don't really thought about how how I am how I see myself fitting in the team that's a that's a question I think you have to to ask uh for for the coach I just uh yeah I just I'm I'm being myself uh trying to play the best uh the best way I can for the for the team and of course eventually for yourself what I hope to bring is of course uh I like to play football uh attractive football as well so I like to enjoy uh in the pitch with uh onews and uh just dominance with with the ball and uh that's what I like and I hope uh that uh that yeah that that the whole team will go and make make Improvement uh together I will ask um the coach Eric tenak about these questions but I'm going to ask you about Eric tenak yeah because you work under him um um in ax Mr Dam you many trophies together how do you describe um your relations with Eric tanak as a manager and also a person uh I think uh my relationship with tanak is uh really good um as a manager I I like his uh his thoughts about football how he sees football his tactics and uh what what he demands of of of us as players that really suits me really well um as a person I also uh I really appreciate appreciate him uh his honesty and uh yeah it always worked worked really really good between me and him uh I worked already four years together with him with up and downs I was not just his uh favorite player I was also sometimes on the on the bench with him but we always stayed honest to each other and knowing what to expect from each other and that's uh that's I think uh the best base uh to to work together nir you have played in a different leagues and for various teams how do you think your experience will help you in the Premier League and how was the taste of the English Premier League so far um yeah I've played in uh a lot of leagues now uh a lot of tournaments as well uh I can say with my 26 years old I'm quite experienced in uh in some uh some high stages uh I think that will of course will help myself and also the the the team eventually in certain certain moments on the on the pitch um and yeah I try to I try to really give what I say really give my uh give my all to to the to the team to to help the team in in any way uh I can and do you think that the intensity of the game is bigger in the English Premier League than other leagues uh up until now I've played two matches now two games so yeah it's hard to say after two games uh if the intensity is really that that big of a difference uh I think against fulam was all right Brighton game was was I think more intense but away games are always more intense so I think I need some more time to to really say if it's it's really that big of a difference next match is going to be really very tough y so how do you feel about this match and I'm you think I'm really looking forward for this for this game it's going to be a big game uh it's going to be a great game rivalry of course uh for the for the for the players and uh yeah for for the for the whole city for all the fans uh it's going to be a game uh yeah with everybody everybody will will watch for sure and I'm going to enjoy this game okay as a fullback what do you think are your key strengths and how do you plan to improve my key my key what strengths oh my key strength as a fullback I don't really like to talk about myself but if I have to give my strength I think on the ball I'm uh I'm quite uh comfortable on the ball um my strength is Al also to really support the the the the Winger in defense and especially in offense to to bring out the best uh the best in the in the in the Winger because that will that will help me and help the team eventually I think these these two things are if I have to say it have you had any conversation with the manager Eric tenak about your role in the team and what was the key message that you got from him no I've not uh talked about my role in the team or how he sees me inside the team he knows me uh he knows how I play he knows uh what he can expect and I think because he he knew that we didn't really have uh this uh this conversation of uh of my my role in this in this in this team I just have to play how how I can play your starting for Manchester United was impressive the first match to play against vam do you think that you can play a big role to improve the team's results uh I don't think I I hope I hope that's always uh what you want as as an individual player that you maybe have this uh yeah this small small percentage uh which will decide eventually the the the results but uh as yeah as as a single player you cannot uh you cannot uh make make really Improvement or really change the the results that's that's yeah that's why why football is so is a beautiful game because you have to do that together and how do you handle the pressures especially when playing in high STX matches of a Club Manchester United uh I'm a player who uh yeah played a lot like what what I said uh a lot of games also on the highest stages and yeah the pressure is have been I've always been been on in my whole career so I'm I'm really used to this to this pressure uh it makes me it makes me only stronger and more more of focus uh so it really yeah I don't know anything else than pressure related to these questions how do you stay motivated and focus throughout a long and demanding football season in the Premier League I think that's easy because I love football that's that's how you stay motivated I think if you love your if you love to do what you what you do I don't think you need a lot of motivation I want to talk about Morocco right now okay so what does it mean to you to represent Morocco at the international level and how does it influence your Club career uh uh my feeling for for Morocco I expressed it uh I think uh quite quite quite a lot of a lot of times uh that's why I also chose to play for for Morocco cuz uh yeah the the feeling was always uh was always there I started from from a young age also not just from the first team so I'm I'm a really long time already now with the with the Moran national team and uh yeah I just love every every every bit of it um I don't know really how that influences me in the in the in the club uh for me national team is the national team and the club is the club it's like really two different uh two different things uh of course if you play at the at a big club like this uh and you come to the national team they see you as as the players who have to take more responsibility so I try to do that as well you have created a history with the international team in the World Cup 2022 in Kat can you recall some memories the best moments from that experience H I think every game was a was a was a big memory and a nice memory so I don't have specific uh specific uh memory I think the whole tournament and after the tournament and the fans and everything really everything why you what you can think think about uh about football and emotions it was there thank you very much for your time thank you and welcome to M enjoy time