Zidane Iqbal, an Iraq national team midfielder, chose not to travel with his country to the upcoming Jordan International Tournament so that he could concentrate on his responsibilities with Manchester United.

The youngster, who made a real name for himself during the pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia during the month of July, is a notable absentee from the Iraq squad, which is notable given that they recently announced their 31-man squad for the aforementioned tournament. Iqbal is one of their most exciting prospects, despite the fact that he has only made two appearances in a senior capacity for his country.

In spite of this, it has been established that he will not be participating in the Jordan International Tournament that will take place at the end of this month. He has expressed a desire to concentrate on furthering his individual development at Old Trafford. The fact that the 19-year-old has been added to the Reds' Europa League B list for the current campaign indicates that a chance for him to participate in first-team football could come up at some point during the current campaign.

"Zidane Iqbal and Ali Al Hammadi have apologised for not joining the national team because of their desire to focus with their clubs," Mahdi Karim, the managing director of the Iraq national team, said. "Zidane Iqbal and Ali Al Hammadi have expressed their regret for not joining the national team."

Iqbal is regarded as one of the most promising players in United manager Erik ten Hag's group of up-and-coming players, despite the fact that he did not start Thursday night's Europa League game against Sheriff Tiraspol, which United won 2-0. Iqbal started the game on United's bench. He turned in a series of exciting performances throughout the pre-season tour, and he is widely considered to be the tour's breakout star.

During preseason, the Iraq international played alongside Charlie Savage in a role that required him to be in a deep-lying midfield position. However, he did not shy away from going forward and occasionally drifted out wide. Because of this, the midfielder admitted that he does not care what position he plays in as long as he can make an impression on Ten Hag. He said that he does not mind playing in any position.

In a previous interview with United View, Iqbal stated, "I don't mind playing in a double pivot, as a No.10 or on the wing, anywhere the manager asks me to play," and this took place in July. "When I was younger, I used to play as a No. 10, but as you get older, you find that you have to adapt your game a little bit more.