Manchester United s new star star failed to win against Tottenham, the 88-year record may end, Lima has not come back! Amorim inspires Sheshko

Manchester United went south to London on Friday to prepare for the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur the next day. The new youth star Kobe Maynor was not selected for the squad. Jack Fletcher, the son of the famous Darren Fletcher, took his place. Lisandro Martinez, who has just recovered from a long injury, did not travel with the team, which means that his return can only be postponed until after the international break.

The Red Devils players took the train from Stockport Station to London on Friday afternoon. At the pre-match press conference, Ruben Amorim did not mention the players' injuries, but the British media said that the 20-year-old Maynor had a minor injury and was unable to participate in the game. This happened on the same day that Mayno was dropped from the England squad, with Tuchel continuing to refuse to select him due to having played so little time this season. Maynor failed to play against Nottingham Forest in the last round. This will be his second consecutive missed game.

According to British media reports, Meno is dissatisfied with his increasingly lower status under Amorim and will seek to leave in the January winter transfer window. Amorim has always said that he hopes that this midfield genius will stay, but he has only started 1 time in 11 games in all competitions. He has always been a substitute in the Premier League, and he only played 138 minutes.

Amorim made it clear that there is no place for Maynor in the starting lineup. "Today I saw Kobe (Maynor) training, and he really deserves a chance to play, but in this case, I have to let another player who performed very well sit on the bench. We should still be playing in the League Cup, and I want to see Kobe's performance and see Joshua (Zierkeze) Performance. These players all deserve a chance to play, but ultimately they need to make a choice. After all, there is only one game a week for them to play. Therefore, there are two sides to the problem."

Mason Mount is also missing, so youngster Jack Fletcher was called up. The 18-year-old Fletcher Jr. is a midfielder who plays in the Manchester United reserve team. In October 2024, he was selected for the matchday roster and sat on the bench in the Premier League game with Brentford. Later, he was also included in Manchester United's game roster with West Ham United and Chelsea, but failed to appear.

It is worth mentioning that Fletcher will only join Manchester United in November 2023 and has not yet met the standards of Manchester United youth training players. Therefore, if substitute goalkeeper Tom Heaton is not selected for the squad, Manchester United's record of having at least one youth training player in every game since 1937 will end. Over the past 88 years, Manchester United has had youth graduates selected into the official match roster for 4,332 consecutive games.

The 27-year-old Argentine central defender Lima resumed training with the team last week, but since he has been absent for 10 months, he needs more time to recover. Manchester United will not be in a hurry to let him return to the game.

In October, Amorim led Manchester United to defeat Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton, achieving three consecutive Premier League victories. He was just elected as the Premier League's best coach in October. Although they were tied 2-2 by relegation team Nottingham Forest last weekend, Amorim is still quite optimistic when it comes to facing Tottenham, even though the Red Devils have never defeated their opponents in recent years.

However, Amorim admitted that the performance of 85 million euro center Sheshko was not ideal, and the player himself was quite dissatisfied with his 2-goal data in 11 games. This data is not as good as Hoylund. The Danish center scored 3 goals in the first 11 games.

But Amorim expressed his optimism about Sheshko: "I am very relaxed, but Sheshko himself is a little concerned. I mean, I know football, and it is normal for him to encounter difficulties. He has no experience in the Premier League. When everyone says you are strong and a future star, you will feel the pressure. Manchester United has strict standards, and when you perform every week If your performance is not good, you will hear criticism from club legends, commentators and the British media. You have to admit that sometimes they are right."

Manchester United insiders emphasized that Sheshko worked very hard and did not train until 9 in the morning, but he arrived at 8 o'clock and left Carrington at 16:00, two hours later than the off-duty time. The club's top brass believes that he is better than Hoylund and is more suitable for Amorim's 3-4-3 formation.

Amorim added: "It is really difficult for a young player to be able to recognize a situation and continue to be confident. Especially for kids who like to control the situation because they can't do that. However, when we trained with Sheshko, I realized that his potential is greater than I had previously imagined. He will encounter difficulties and we need to understand him Therefore, I am very calm about this issue. He will be our No. 9 for a long time, but it is inevitable that he will encounter difficulties and setbacks in his career."

The Manchester United coach concluded: "No one wants to be blamed, but Sheshko is in trouble. This is a fact. So let us accept the reality. This is not a personal problem. The player explained that the evaluation may change drastically in three weeks. What is right now may be wrong by then. It is indeed difficult to adapt to it at the beginning, but my advice to Sheshko is to stick to it and get used to it, and everything will improve naturally in the end. He works hard and everyone hopes that he will succeed. He will succeed.

Manchester United vs. Tottenham squad: Senna Lamens, Altey Bayindil, Heaton; Diogu Dalot, Patrick Dogu, Eden Haven, Lenny Yoro, De Ligt, Maguire, Luke Shaw, Mazraoui; Ugarte, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandez, Fletcher; Cunha, Sheshko, Mbemo, Zirkzee, Amad Diallo.