Man United make U-turn on Leny Yoro decision after first training session under Ruben Amorim

Leny Yoro is in contention to make his Manchester United debut against Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester United signed Leny Yoro for £52m this summer but the 19-year-old has had to wait patiently for his first professional appearance following an injury in pre-season.

Yoro recently returned to training after fracturing his metatarsal during pre-season and featured in Ruben Amorim’s first training session on Monday afternoon.

United are going through yet another injury crisis at centre-back after Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof withdrew from their national teams over the break. Harry Maguire is also a doubt for Amorim’s first match against Ipswich Town on Sunday afternoon.

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Man United planned for Leny Yoro to play for Under-21s

Amorim is expected to play a 3-4-3 system at United, starting with Sunday’s trip to Ipswich. However, United’s injury problems means he is short of options at centre-back.

According to Manchester Evening News, Leny Yoro was initially set to feature for United’s Under-21s against Altrincham on Tuesday night but was withdrawn from the squad late on.

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The decision was made after Yoro was involved in Amorim’s first session. It has been suggested that Amorim loves players like Yoro and he is expected to play a key role under him at United.

Teammate Tyrell Malacia recently featured for the Under-21s during his recovery from injury, and the Dutch defender is now also pushing for a start under Amorim.

United’s U-turn on Yoro playing for the Under-21s hints that Ruben Amorim may be planning to start the young French defender at Portman Road on Sunday afternoon.

Leny Yoro can thrive under Ruben Amorim at Man United

Fans won’t need reminding that United beat Real Madrid to Yoro in the summer with the 19-year-old rated as one of the most exciting young talents in world football.

He has endured a frustrating start to life in Manchester but he can finally kickstart his United career at the same time as Amorim.

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Yoro can follow Kobbie Mainoo’s footsteps after he also suffered a pre-season injury but burst onto the scene last season.

United will have to carefully manage Yoro’s return to make sure he is not overloaded, but there are plenty of signs that he can become a star under Amorim this season and for years to come.

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