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Elanga nearly breaks box jump world record in Man Utd pre-season training

  /  Ronaldoyyds

MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Anthony Elanga was inches away from breaking a world record in pre-season training.

The 20-year-old made a 63 inch box jump - just four short of the world record.

The winger recorded a new personal best, just a tad off American record holder Chris Spell.

Elanga shared a video of the monster leap with his followers on Tik Tok.

The topless star worked up a sweat as he prepares for life under new manager Erik ten Hag.

The Sweden international suggested he would welcome some new players too and claimed competition within the squad is "vital for success".

He insisted the United team are "always pushing each other to improve" and Ten Hag will bring more quality to the group.

Elanga said: "Erik's got amazing records in Europe. He has done very well with Ajax.

"He's a manager who I'm really, really looking forward to working under and I know he can bring a lot of his leadership and qualities to this team. It will be good.

“We know we haven't had the best of seasons, but, with more work in pre-season and the new manager coming in, it should be really, really good."

Elanga, 19, joined Manchester United's academy at the age of 12.

He was one of the few positives at Old Trafford last season, making 27 appearances and scoring 4 goals, including a key winner away at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

Icon Gary Neville has already compared him to one of the Premier League's greatest ever players, Thierry Henry.

Man Utd under-23 boss Neil Wood said in an interview with a Swedish newspaper that Elanga had a similar attacking DNA to Henry.

And former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted there were "no words" to describe Elanga's potential.

Meanwhile, attacking partner Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants the club to be “ambitious” in the transfer market.

Reports claims Ronaldo's Old Trafford future is unclear following Erik ten Hag's arrival.