Ruben Amorim could make Erik ten Hag’s prediction come true as Harry Amass prepares for potential Man Utd debut

A long-awaited Manchester United debut for Harry Amass now seems to be right around the corner.

It feels a little overdue given how Harry Amass starred in pre-season when Manchester United toured the United States.

Erik ten Hag put plenty of trust in the 17-year-old left-back over the summer, but he was nowhere to be seen when the season began.

It was pointed out that Amass was not physical enough for the first team, but United’s academy star has been hard at work preparing himself for his breakthrough.

Amass nearly went out on loan in January, but Ineos made a late U-turn and decided to keep him in Manchester.

It makes sense why that decision was made as Harry Amass is now on the brink of his first-team debut.

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Ruben Amorim hints at Harry Amass inclusion vs Real Sociedad

There is huge pressure on Ruben Amorim to win the Europa League this season, given it is now United’s only realistic route back to Europe – and only chance of winning silverware.

United are unbeaten in Europe this season, and they will hope to keep it that way when they face Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Round of 16 tie on Thursday evening.

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However, Amorim has travelled to Spain with a depleted 18-man squad. It includes several academy players, including Amass.

Earlier this week, Amorim said he wanted to start Amass against Fulham, but he had just played a full 120 minutes against Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup a few days before.

However, Amass is now fresh and has travelled to Spain – where he will hope to get his first senior minutes in a United shirt.

Erik ten Hag’s Harry Amass prediction to come true

In the summer, Amass was expected to follow Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho from the academy into the first team.

But Ten Hag quickly dampened expectations by suggesting Amass wasn’t quite ready. That is clearly a view that was shared by Amorim – up until now.

In the summer, Ten Hag predicted Amass would break through, suggesting he needed three months of development in the academy.

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Back in August, Ten Hag said: “(Amass) is not that far (along in his development) at this moment. But if we train him well, if we coach him well, then in three months it’s possible that he can be on that point.

“But in this moment he needs to catch up and he has to develop some skills.”

It took slightly longer than the three months Ten Hag suggested, but Amass is now on the cusp of first-team football.

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