Manchester United will need to fill a lot of spots in the squad in the summer not just to bolster their current options could effectively be an upgraded version on Eriksen Here’s all you need to know about the Portuguese sensation Rodrigo Mora is a 17-year-old Portuguese attacking midfielder who plays for FC Porto, so Ruben Amorim might have to work hard due to his background with Benfica and Sporting Mora got introduced to the first team on the back of a sensational Youth League campaign for the U18s in 2023/24 and he took senior football by storm Mora set fire to the league by scoring and assisting at will despite being just 17 earning rave reviews from the rest of Europe He played for the local club Custoias FC for a season in 2015/16 before being scouted by Porto He’s a part of the next Portuguese golden generation that has the likes of Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo Mora is eligible to play for the Portuguese national team and has already made appearances for the U15 squad all the way up to U21s despite not turning 18 till May of 2025 One would presume that he will get his chance with the senior team after the 2026 World Cup when Portugal enter their next generation with Mora leading the charge Perhaps he will have joined United by then The comparisons to Eriksen are not unfounded as Mora is a right-footed attacking midfielder who likes to operate between the lines he’s extremely versatile and has played across the front line showing his two-footedness as he has played on either wing with aplomb Mora might play the same position as Christian Eriksen but his playing style is very different from the Dane While Eriksen is more of a creator who thrives in picking apart defences with his smart passing Mora is more of a dribbler who scrambles defences with his pace and trickery He is so threatening close to goal that he almost plays as a shadow striker at times reminiscent of Eriksen’s teammate at his peak – Dele Alli Only Mora relies less on smart arrivals into the box and instead takes it to the box himself where Alejandro Garnacho has thrilled and frustrated in equal measure Mora might get a bit taller since he’s not 18 yet but he’ll never be a physical marvel His physicality remains a work in progress and he’s prone to being bullied off the ball That adjustment has forced him to become more threatening on it but that’s the one weakness he’ll have to work around Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker