DUNDEE UNITED haven’t had their issues to hunt this time period – backside of the SPFL Premiership, a brand new supervisor search after sacking Jack Ross, and humbling defeats to AZ Alkmaar and Celtic amongst them.
Liam Fox has now taken over the reins full-time after a profitable stint as stand-in, tasked with turning across the membership’s early season fortunes.
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And as a brand new period begins at Tannadice, former Arabs boss Craig Levein had some phrases of encouragement and recommendation for the brand new man in cost – and recognized the key weapon already on the membership who might make all of the distinction.
Steven Fletcher, Charlie Mulgrew, Craig Sibbald and Tony Watt are already within the Tangerines dressing room however Levein has tipped one of many lesser lights as a star in ready.
Pacy winger Sadat Anaku has barely performed half-an-hour for the first-team to this point this season, however Levein has seen sufficient to be persuaded he’s the answer to the membership’s latest woes.
“Steven Fletcher continues to be an excellent participant and likes to hyperlink the play and win headers and flick-ons. He’s good at holding the ball up however they desperately want somebody to run in behind and stretch the sport,” he stated on BBC Sportsound.
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“They’ve a Ugandan striker Sadat Anaku who I’ve watched a good bit and is basically fast, runs in behind, a very good finisher, left-sided.
“I’m not attempting to inform Liam what to do however placing somebody within the entrance line with tempo would assist the workforce enormously.
“For me, United’s issues in assault are fairly simply mounted – simply by placing this younger lad within the workforce.
“Individuals shall be stunned at how good he’s.”
Anaku has simply two substitute appearances – in opposition to Livingston and Rangers – to his identify this season after transferring to Scotland from Kampala Capital Metropolis Authority.
However he has already skilled his first change of supervisor with Jack Ross, who signed him from his homeland sacked final month after simply TEN weeks in cost.
Fox is the brand new man in cost however stays a well-recognized face having been Jack Ross’ assistant, then caretaker already this season.
Levein added: “I used to be barely stunned they went down the route of Liam however he’s an ideal man, extraordinarily arduous working and is aware of the sport very effectively certainly.
“He’s been assistant at United for a short while now so will know the group of gamers, however who is aware of, earlier than you make an appointment who is aware of whether or not it will likely be the suitable factor or not.”
Fox leads his workforce into his first recreation as everlasting supervisor when St Johnstone go to Tannadice within the SPFL Premiership on Saturday.
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