Ruben Amorim 'very excited' to see 'special talent' Leny Yoro make Manchester United debut after injury
Published 03/12/2024 at 10:10 GMT
Leny Yoro is yet to feature in a competitive game for Manchester United after joining for ÂŁ52m from Lille in the summer. The defender has been out with a foot injury but is in line to make his debut this week. Ruben Amorim has praised 19-year-old Yoro as a "special talent" ahead of facing Arsenal and has also said summer signing Noussair Mazraoui is the "future of our team".
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Ruben Amorim says he is "very excited" to see "special talent" Leny Yoro play for Manchester United, with the defender potentially set to make his debut this week.
Yoro, 19, signed for United for ÂŁ52m from Lille in the summer, but he is yet to play after suffering a foot injury in pre-season.
He returned to training in October and could be in the squad for United’s midweek trip to Arsenal.
"I feel he is in a good moment now, his fitness is better," said United head coach Amorim.
Yoro signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford when he joined in the summer amid reported interest from Real Madrid.
"He is a special talent," added Amorim. "We have to be careful in the first moment. We didn't have too many training [sessions] together. He has been training with a small group of players.
"He is really fast, a modern defender. He will be good when we want to press high and you leave a lot of strikers in this league one-against-one, he can manage that. He is very good with the ball so I am very excited.
"We have to be careful, we have to manage the load and minutes in the beginning but I am really excited to see Leny Yoro playing."
Amorim also had words of praise for another summer signing, Noussair Mazraoui, who has impressed since joining from Bayern Munich.
"He’s a top player," said Amorim about Mazraoui. "He understands the game. He knows how to attack, he’s very technical, he’s very good defensively and he’s very good one-on-one. He’s a modern player. I think he’s the future of our team.
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Noussair Mazraoui of Manchester United
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"When you think about him, you think we need more players like Nous that can control the tempo, they are really, really good and comfortable with the ball. So, Nous, I’m really happy with him."
United are unbeaten so far since Amorim took over from Erik ten Hag, winning two and drawing one of his three games in charge.
They face their toughest test so far as they travel to take on title-challenging Arsenal on Wednesday.
"It's important to be brave," said Amorim about the match. "When I say brave it’s not pressing all the time. You have to understand the moments of the game.
"We want to have the ball, we want also to dominate some moments of the game because we know in these matches it’s hard to control the game. We have to be brave and control the game."
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