Leny Yoro could make his Manchester United debut against Arsenal on Wednesday, with manager Ruben Amorim saying he is “excited” to see the “special talent” in action for the club.
United signed Yoro from Lille for £52m in the summer, but the Frenchman underwent surgery on a foot injury sustained during pre-season in the United States, coincidentally in a friendly against Arsenal.
The 19-year-old has not played since but returned to training in October and is set to make his first competitive Premier League appearance at the Emirates Stadium (kick-off 20:15 GMT).
“Maybe Leny Yoro will be in the team,” Amorim said in his pre-match press conference. “I feel like he’s in a good moment now, his fitness is better.”
Yoro had been linked with Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Liverpool before joining United in July, with the club’s sporting director Dan Ashworth describing the centre-back as “one of the most exciting young defenders in world football” .
Amorim said: “He has a special talent, we have to be careful at the first moment. We didn’t have too much training.” [sessions] together. He has been training with a small group of players.
“He is very fast, a modern defender. He will be good when we want to press high and in this league you leave a lot of forwards one on one, he can do it. He is very good on the ball, so I am very good.” enthusiastic.
“We have to be careful, we have to manage the load and the minutes at the beginning, but I am very excited to see Leny Yoro play.”
