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Published 10:26 16 Oct 2018 BST
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“I know that there is a lot of interest for me. United is incredibly flattering but I have not heard anything concrete yet.”Swedish media are struggling to make sense of the link, given the player's age and limited skillset. But scoring a couple of penalties at a World Cup can do wonders for your career prospects. The centre-back scored spot kicks in Sweden's victories over Mexico and South Korea at this year's World Cup, before the Swedes were knocked out in the quarter-finals by England.
Granqvist, 33, has previously played in the Premier League with Wigan, between 2006 and 2008, but only made 14 league appearances for the club before he was loaned out. Promising signs indeed for Manchester United's defensive prospects.
Should he join United, it would be a loan move, similar to Henrik Larsson's stint at Old Trafford back in 2007.
While Granqvist and Larsson are both Swedish legends, there is a stark contrast in quality levels, hence the confusion over United's interest.
José Mourinho recently spoke damningly about Phil Jones and Eric Bailly, two centre-backs who have fallen out of favour at United, saying that he knew they were in trouble when they stepped up to take penalties in United's EFL Cup defeat to Derby.
He has so little trust in his defenders that he deployed Scott McTominay in a back three twice - a clear attempt to send a message to the board that he needs reinforcements in defence.
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