ZZ made his debut at Old Trafford - the "Theatre of Dreams"

The player, who is on loan 借来的 from Chinese club Shandong Luneng, will boost 增强 Charlton's midfield options as they face a hard fight against relegation 降级 this season.

Zheng Zhi has already been given a nickname 绰号 from Charlton boss Alan Pardew, who calls him "ZZ", after his initials 姓名的首字母. The nickname calls to mind 让人想到 the recently-retired 退休 French footballing legend, Zinedine Zidane 齐达内, who shares the same initials.

Pardew's praise  The debutants were a massive bonus for us today. ZZ, the Chinese international was terrific. He's a very, very competent technician and he never gave the ball away.   Charlton boss, Alan Pardew

Two other players also played their first games for Charlton against Man Utd. When Alan Pardew says that these debutants 初次登场的球员 were a "massive bonus", it means having them in the team was a big advantage, and they helped the team play well. He said Zheng Zhi was "a competent technician", which means here that he has a high technical ability, and doesn't make many mistakes.

Zheng Zhi joins fellow Chinese football stars Li Tie 李铁, Sun Jihai 孙继海, and Dong Fangzhuo 董方卓 in the Premiership.

China growing stronger  We want to be the best and one day soon we will be. In ten years I think we will be top of the world rankings.   Sheffield Utd player, Li Tie

Sheffield United's Li Tie believes that Chinese players learn a lot playing in the Premiership, and is very optimistic 乐观的 about the future of Chinese football. He thinks that if Chinese footballers continue to improve, China will be top of the world rankings 占世界首位 in ten years.