Amorim has chosen Leny Yoro to play on the right wing.
By deciding to keep Leny Yoro in the first team, manager Ruben Amorim has opened up a great opportunity for the 19-year-old talent in the Manchester United squad.
Ruben Amorim, Manchester United's new manager, has decided to keep young centre-back Leny Yoro in the first team, despite the £52 million signing initially being planned for the U21 squad. This decision was made after Amorim was impressed with Yoro's performances in recent training sessions at Carrington.
Yoro, after a long recovery from a broken foot sustained in a friendly against Arsenal in July, has returned to training and had the opportunity to showcase himself in the first team. Coach Amorim didn't take long to recognize the 19-year-old's talent and decided to drop him from the U21 team's 4-0 victory over Altrincham in the National League Cup.
In recent training sessions, Yoro has been deployed by Amorim as a right-sided centre-back in a three-man defense, a tactic familiar to the Portuguese coach and one that brought him success at Sporting Lisbon. With a shortage of defensive players, especially with Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof absent, Yoro could make his first-team debut for Manchester United in Sunday's match against Ipswich Town.
Despite Amorim's trust in him, Yoro's return from injury requires a certain degree of caution. However, given Manchester United's defensive struggles, Yoro's presence could offer a temporary solution for manager Amorim.
With this decision, Yoro has a great opportunity to prove himself and could become an important part of the MU squad in the near future.