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Alexis Mac Allister of Brighton & Hove Albion scores from the penalty spot to make the score 3-3 and celebrates during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford at the American Express Community Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England on 1 April 2023.

Comparing Alexis Mac Allister’s 22-23 stats to Man Utd’s midfielders

Nestor Watach •

Brighton midfielder Alexis Max Allister has strongly been linked with a move to Manchester United this summer – but how does he compare to the midfielders in Erik ten Hag’s squad?

Mac Allister’s stock has risen considerably over the last 12 months. He played a starring role in Argentina’s World Cup triumph in Qatar during the mid-season break and has looked just as influential for Roberto De Zerbi’s high-flying Brighton.

The 24-year-old, who can fulfil a variety of midfield roles, remains contracted at the Amex until 2025 but it’s expected that he’ll move to a new club this summer – and Manchester United have been explicitly cited as a potential destination.

“Understand Alexis Mac Allister and his camp consider summer move as 100 per cent guaranteed. The expectation is for an early transfer,” tweeted transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano.

“Alexis will give his best for Brighton until June. Liverpool and Man United will discuss with player side soon.”

Meanwhile, the midfielder’s father, formerly of Boca Juniors, recently corroborated those reports.

“Normally, the next transfer window will find him playing for another club,” Carlos Mac Allister told Argentinian outlet Puro Boca.

“We don’t know which one, the talks are just beginning in general, but it is most likely that Alexis will be playing for another team in July.”

We’ve taken a look at Mac Allister’s Premier League statistics for Brighton in the 2022-23 season so far and how they stack up against the corresponding output of Manchester United’s current midfielders – Bruno Fernandes, Fred, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen and Scott McTominay. We’ve not included Bayern Munich loanee Marcel Sabitzer or Donny van de Beek due to a lack of minutes.

Goals
Alexis Mac Allister – 8
Bruno Fernandes – 5
Fred – 2
Casemiro – 2
Christian Eriksen – 1
Scott McTominay – 1

Assists
Christian Eriksen – 7
Bruno Fernandes – 6
Casemiro – 3
Alexis Mac Allister – 1
Fred – 1
Scott McTominay – 0

Minutes per goal
Alexis Mac Allister – 281
Bruno Fernandes – 522
Fred – 507
Casemiro – 714
Scott McTominay – 1120
Christian Eriksen – 1591

Minutes per goal or assist
Christian Eriksen – 198
Bruno Fernandes – 237
Alexis Mac Allister – 249
Casemiro – 285
Fred – 338
Scott McTominay – 1120

Chances created per 90 minutes
Bruno Fernandes – 3.0
Fred – 2.0
Christian Eriksen – 1.6
Alexis Mac Allister – 1.2
Casemiro – 1.1
Scott McTominay – 0.6

Successful dribbles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Alexis Mac Allister – 1.2 (60%)
Scott McTominay – 1.0 (47%)
Bruno Fernandes – 0.8 (50%)
Fred – 0.7 (36%)
Casemiro – 0.4 (44%)
Christian Eriksen – 0.3 (33%)

Passes completed per 90 (passing accuracy)
Casemiro – 59.7 (78%)
Christian Eriksen – 59.2 (83%)
Fred – 55.7 (80%)
Alexis Mac Allister – 54.2 (87%)
Bruno Fernandes – 50.9 (77%)
Scott McTominay – 32.6 (83%)

Shots per 90 minutes (inside the penalty area)
Alexis Mac Allister – 2.7 (0.9)
Bruno Fernandes – 2.2 (1.0)
Fred – 2.1 (1.1)
Christian Eriksen – 1.6 (0.6)
Casemiro – 1.1 (0.4)
Scott McTominay – 0.9 (0.5)

Successful tackles per 90 minutes (success rate)
Casemiro – 3.8 (73%)
Fred – 3.6 (66%)
Scott McTominay – 2.6 (81%)
Alexis Mac Allister – 2.2 (62%)
Bruno Fernandes – 2.0 (64%)
Christian Eriksen – 0.7 (100%)

Interceptions per 90 minutes
Casemiro – 1.6
Fred – 1.3
Scott McTominay – 1.0
Alexis Mac Allister – 0.9
Bruno Fernandes – 0.7
Christian Eriksen – 0.6

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