United's busy schedule over December is likely to present Amorim with a number of tempting opportunities to throw Yoro in. The upcoming Europa League tie against Bodo/Glimt or the trip to Viktoria Plzen before Christmas are two kinder fixtures, but the temptation may have to be ignored to give him the best opportunity to shine.

There was premature excitement last week with suggestions that Leny Yoro could’ve marked his return against Ipswich Town, but that did not happen as he didn’t feature in Ruben Amorim’s first

Man United legend Gary Neville feels that Yoro will be one of Amorim’s first picks when he has fully recovered from the broken foot he suffered in pre-season. Neville argues that, in the Iberian’s three-at-the-back system, United will need mobile defenders capable of covering the ground and shifting across to the flanks in the build up.