Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is looking forward to the potential debut of Leny Yoro when they visit Arsenal in the English Premier League.
The Red Devils paid £52.2million to land the highly regarded young talent from Lille over the summer, but his Old Trafford experience took an unexpected early turn when he suffered a metatarsal injury during his second pre-season outing against Arsenal on July 28, having played 45 minutes of a friendly win over Rangers a week earlier.
After undergoing surgery in early August, Yoro returned to training on November 6 and is now set to be part of the squad for the first time this week, generating excitement among fans and teammates.
Wednesday's match at the Emirates Stadium could be a pivotal moment for the 19-year-old defender.
Manchester United are unbeaten under Amorim and the feel-good factor appears to be returning as they try climb the league table while being a force in the cup competitions.
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“Maybe Leny Yoro is going to be in the squad,” Amorim said during his press conference on Monday.
“I felt that he is in a good moment now, his fitness is better, so I think he’s going to be in the squad.
“I think he’s a special talent. We have to be careful in this first moment because we didn’t have too many trainings together, so he is training not alone but with a small group of players.
“He’s really fast, he’s a modern defender, and that is good when you want to press high and you leave a lot of strikers, especially in this league, one against one. I think he can manage that. He is very good with the ball, so I am very excited.
“We have to careful, we have to manage the load and the minutes in the beginning, but I am really excited to see Leny Yoro playing.”
