Ruben Amorim ready to hand debut 17-year Old Man United starlet who plays like Bukayo Saka

Ruben Amorim ready to hand debut 17-year Old Man United starlet who plays like Bukayo Saka

New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is eager to hand a first-team debut to Manchester United youngster Bendito Mantato before the end of the season.

The 17-year-old has established himself as one of United’s brightest young talents during another impressive campaign for the Under-18s having registered seven goals in 13 appearances.

Mantato has also shone in United’s FA Youth Cup campaign, scoring the winner against Arsenal in the quarter-final stage of the competition

nited are now planning to reward the teen with a new long-term contract next week, according to Fabrizio Romano with the club regarding him as ‘part of the project for present and future’.

Like Saka, Mantato previously played at left-back for United’s academy side before progressing into a more advanced role on the right.

The England Under-17 international could be looked at as an option at right wing-back by Amorim should he decide to hand him his first-team bow this season.

Amorim has demonstrated his eagerness to turn to the club’s youth academy this season, naming seven youngsters in his squad against Tottenham in February after a series of injury blows.

The 17-year-old striker, who joined United after leaving Arsenal last summer, turned in a thrilling cameo appearance in the FA Cup defeat to Fulham having also featured against Everton and Leicester City

Amass meanwhile made his debut in the 3-0 win over the Foxes prior to the international break.

The left-back impressed during the pre-season tour last summer and was handed his first-team bow on the day of his 18th birthday.

‘It is an incredible experience,’ Amass told MUTV after his debut. ‘I am just proud at the moment and I think my family, everyone watching at home, will be proud of me.

‘I am just grateful for the opportunity and hopefully there is many more to come