Exclusive: Ruben Amorim calls upon academy quintet to replace last-minute injury absentees for Spurs clash
Ruben Amorim has turned to Carrington to fill in the gaps left by the injury withdrawals of Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer.
Carrington’s very own Jack Moorhouse (19), Chido Obi (17), Sékou Koné (18), Harry Amass (17) and Elyh Harrison (18) are all set to travel with Manchester United’s squad to face Tottenham Hotspur this weekend as Ruben Amorim looks to plug a number gaps left by the unforeseen injury absentees of Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer.
The youngsters are said to have impressed Amorim and his coaching staff in first-team training and performances for United’s youth sides, and are deemed ready to provide value off the bench should they be called upon.
Jack Moorhouse (19), attacking midfield
The senior-most of the three, Jack Moorhouse has excelled for United’s under-21s this season playing predominantly in an advanced midfield role.
Moorhouse is a technically gifted midfielder with outstanding physical qualities. He has a keen eye for goal, often resulting from his own solo gambits in the final third.
The 19 year-old - who is eligible to represent England and Ireland - works tirelessly out of possession, and uses his impressive athleticism and ground coverage to press and make defensive recoveries when his side are without the ball.
Ruben Amorim could be seen watching on from the side-lines in December (alongside some esteemed company) as United’s under-21s dispatched of Southampton in a convincing 5-1 victory, during which Moorhouse scored a brace and was quite comfortably the best player on the park.