Despite his excitement, Tielemans is working his way back to full fitness suffering an injury during the intense World Cup schedule. Reflecting on the physical toll of the tournament, he said: “The thing is, at the World Cup, I think we played 120 minutes against Senegal, and from there we had less time in between games. So we played the US I think three or four days later, and then three days later we played against Spain. In the warm-up, my body just switched off for some reason.
“I do not think I am a player that I absolutely need a rest. Obviously, there are a lot of games and the manager needs to manage the team, but when I am good, I am good, you know.
“Unfortunately, my body is, when it does not go well, then I will know straight away and I will alert the manager, but it does not happen often.”
The midfielder is now in line to feature in United’s friendly against Leeds United in Dublin as he prepares for the Premier League opener against Hull City.