Manchester United and rival fans alike have been quick to notice the new hair cut of a Red Devils defender.
The first Manchester derby of the season took place on Sunday afternoon, with both sides looking to improve on poor starts to the season in what would ultimately be one of their biggest games of the campaign.
It started in perfect fashion for Pep Guardiola’s side, too, with Phil Foden heading in in the opening 20 minutes to immediately put the United defence on the back foot.
And it was a changed United defence at that. While Leny Yoro, Matthijs De Ligt and Luke Shaw remained at centre back, Patrick Dorgu started at left wing back, with a returning Noussair Mazraoui in at right wing back.
And fans were quick to spot a difference in the defender’s look. After playing five minutes against Burnley as a substitute due to injury, he made his first start of the season on Sunday, and donned a new look to mark it.
It was indeed with a new hairstyle, after seemingly undergoing a hair transplant. The 27-year-old donned a shaved head rather than his usual longer black locks, and fans were quick to point it out on social media.
Football fans have spotted that a Manchester United star has undergone a hair transplant
Nasser Mazraoui had a full head of hair two weeks ago, but seems to have undergone the procedure
Fans were quick to floor to social media to give their takes on the defender’s new look
One United fan took to X to post: ‘God take my hair and give it to Mazraoui.’
Another, meanwhile, wrote: ‘Donnarumma and Mazraoui having a worse hair off.’
A third likened the defender’s look to that of Liverpool man Mohamed Salah, who seemingly underwent a similar procedure at the end of last year.
They wrote: ‘Mazraoui has been in contact with Salah’s hair doctor…’
Having a hair transplant isn’t an unusual – or new – trend in football, with a number of famous faces past and present having undergone the procedure.
The likes of Salah, Wayne Rooney and David Beckham (rumoured) are some of the biggest names, with transplants setting receivers back a few thousand pounds.
Also among the famous faces whose hairlines are perhaps little lower than they might have been are Harry Kane, Ryan Giggs and David Silva.
It still, though, is something fans like to note when they see another star with the new look.
Hair transplants are not unusual among top footballers – Wayne Rooney is one famous face who has also had one
One fan told him to ‘let the hair go bro,’ while another compared him to former United star Sofyan Amrabat
‘Mazraoui, let the hair go bro,’ another fan wrote, accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Another added: ‘Though Amrabat was back then after seeing Mazraoui without any hair.’
The defender had donned the new look in training, with one fan page showing a snap of Mbeumo laughing at his team-mate when he saw his new look.
