Ruben Amorim ‘picks shock name’ for Man Utd’s travelling squad for Tottenham clash

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has included a 19-year-old academy product in the club’s travelling party ahead of their Premier League fixture against Tottenham on Sunday.

Amorim, 40, will oversee the Red Devils' clash with Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with his side going into the match in 13^th position in the Premier League.

And despite being one of the biggest clubs in world football, there has always been a huge emphasis on developing young players before allowing them to progress to the senior side.

In fact, the club has included an academy graduate in every matchday squad since October 1937 – a period of over 4,000 consecutive competitive fixtures.

The likes of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Marcus Rashford and several others have made the step up over the past three decades, and another youngster may follow the same path after being included in United’s travelling party ahead of tomorrow’s match in north London.

According to the Mail’s Nathan Salt, “U21 midfielder Jack Moorhouse is travelling with the first team to Tottenham tomorrow.

"19-year-old has been on Ruben Amorim’s radar since back in December and has got the nod”.

Although it is still unclear whether he will be included in the 20-man matchday squad.

Moorhouse, who was born in Manchester, is described as a player who “works hard in the engine room”, according to Manchester United’s official website.

Jack Moorhouse of Manchester United (Credit:Getty)

The centre-midfielder has played seven times in the Premier League 2 this season, registering three goals.

If he were to be included, this would follow a recent trend of Amorim selecting young players as he did with Godwill Kukonki who was named on the bench for recent games against Arsenal, Southampton and Newcastle.

Amorim has been vocal about his desire to develop young players at the club.

“That is something that all of the clubs in England have to take advantage [of],” Amorim said. “The players that come from the academy to play, to feel the shirt or to sell. Our focus is to bring more.”

Of course, from a Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) perspective, the sale of young players represents ‘pure profit’ which can help clubs fall within financial regulations.