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Default Re: Daniel Owen James

Daniel James' lightning pace gives Man United's attack a major boost... but he needs to stop looking for fouls to avoid pointless yellow cards

* Daniel James was handed his first Manchester United start in 1-1 draw at Wolves
* The summer signing impressed during spells with his lightning speed in attack
* However he still has a lot to learn and must stop searching for fouls on the ball


A collective wince could be felt from the away end when Daniel James went haring off to halt Raul Jimenez's progress as Wolves set off on the break.

James was on a booking by this point, when possession ran free and Wolves looked to launch a counter attack.

The night was not exactly going to plan – the yellow card for simulation – and James, a youngster so desperate to impress when he scampered towards Jimenez.


Daniel James will prove an asset to Manchester United with his speed after starting at Wolves

The way his full Manchester United debut was going, this had all the hallmarks of a daft foul from behind and then the second yellow to follow. Don't do it; don't clip him.

But that fear is to forget about this guy's pace, something Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described as 'the X-Factor'.

The Wolves striker was 10 yards clear – no distance for James, whose dart was so quick he ended up the other side of his target, using his body to retain possession on halfway and halt a dangerous phase of play.

He really is lightning and that will benefit United not only in an offensive sense.

Monday night was by no means perfect for the £15million signing from Swansea, but few should really have expected it to be either.

Chelsea was a fairytale off the bench, an outpouring of emotion at the loss of his father, Kevan, over the summer, and a glimpse of things to come.

Wolves away, in the hostile Molineux environment, is a different task altogether and James will learn a lot from these evenings.

Let us not forget this is a winger who might have been turning out for Yeovil Town on loan last year, a team who dropped out of the Football League in May.

There will be an element of learning on the job and Solskjaer knows that. James will learn to be cuter, not to go looking for fouls with quite such eagerness.

It took eight minutes for the Sir Jack Hayward Stand to mercilessly boo the 21-year-old for going down easily. Jon Moss then booked it for another apparent dive.

'He was fouled for the first one,' Solskjaer said. 'He's that quick and gets kicked so many times that it's natural for him to protect himself. How many fouls did he suffer today? I've no problem that sometimes he tries to protect himself.'

What is promising is James refused to hide, which is what will please United most. He ended up a potent threat down the right towards full-time, jinking and weaving, driving at the byline.

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