sport news Tyrell Malacia 'DIDN'T agree' with Louis van Gaal's call to try him at centre ... trends now Tyrell Malacia 'DIDN'T agree' with Louis van Gaal's decision to trial him at centre back for Holland against Belgium... but defiant Dutch boss insists the Man United left back 'did very well' in a new role Manchester United's Tyrell Malacia was trialled out as a centre back by Holland Malacia regularly plays at left back but was redeployed by boss Louis van Gaal The United star has explained how he 'disagreed' with Van Gaal's judgement By Nathan Salt For Mailonline Published: 09:13 BST, 27 September 2022 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 27 September 2022 Viewcomments Manchester United left back Tyrell Malacia has revealed he took issue with Louis van Gaal's decision to trial him at centre back in Holland's win over Belgium. Malacia played 45 minutes as left centre back alongside Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Inter Milan's Stefan de Vrij. With Bruno Martins Indi expected to miss the World Cup in Qatar, Van Gaal is seeking solutions at centre back and gave Malacia a trial in the role, not to the buy-in of the United left back. Louis van Gaal (right) chose to trial out left back Tyrell Malacia (left) at centre back vs Belgium Malacia (left) did 'very well' in eyes of his boss but the defender 'didn't agree' with role switch 'I went two or three times too much forward,' Malacia told reporters, as quoted by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. 'That is not possible in this position as quickly. But I was corrected by others. 'I didn't agree with it at the time, yes. That's right. After the game we talked about that moment for a while and then it was over. 'I'm comfortable with United at the moment. The national coach thinks that I should also be able to play in the centre of the defence. But I feel best on the left.' Malacia remains convinced that his best position remains wide on the left as a full-back Malacia looked to be slotting into a left wing-back role when he came on for Nathan Ake, with Daley Blind expected to slot into the centre back role. But Van Gaal persisted with his plans to get a better look at Malacia in a new role and after he played his role in keeping a clean sheet for a 1-0 win, the Holland boss was left satisfied, even if there is room for improvement. 'I put Malacia in the left centre back role because [Bruno] Martins Indi is not going to make it to the World Cup squad in time due to injury,' Van Gaal told ESPN NL. Holland are seeking alternative solutions at centre back ahead of the World Cup in Qatar 'I have to look at other players who can play there and I wanted to see what Malacia could do, so (Nathan) Ake was substituted. 'The defensive work he did very well, but the constructive work in the build-up could have been a lot better.' Holland defeated Belgium 1-0 thanks to a second half strike from Van Dijk, securing their spot in the Nations League finals. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility