'No big pressure on him' - Why Harry Amass made Manchester United debut and Andre Onana was dropped

Ruben Amorim has made five changes to his Manchester United starting line up for their clash with Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. United have handed out two full league debuts in the match with Altay Bayindir and Harry Amass in from the start to replace both Andre Onana and Patrick Dorgu.

The other changes see Victor Lindelof replace Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen come in for Casemiro, and Joshua Zirkzee lead the attack in place of Rasmus Hojlund. The changes are a clear indication from Amorim that next week's Europa League quarter-final second leg is their priority fixture.

It is a big call from Amorim to rest Onana for the match after his horror show against Lyon in midweek, though the 29-year-old hopes to be back in the starting line up when they play the return fixture at Old Trafford next week. Amass only made his United debut last month but has been rewarded with a first senior start.

Amorim explains team selection

Speaking to the various broadcasters ahead of kick-off, Ruben Amorim explained his Manchester United selection against Newcastle and why Altay Bayindir had been selected instead of Andre Onana. "Sometimes, you have to push the player to play again," he told Sky Sports. "Sometimes you have to let him disconnect a little bit. Tomorrow, he will be in training to prepare for the next one so I felt that it was a good time for Andre to disconnect."

When quizzed by MUTV why teenage defender Amass had been handed a debut, he added: "I think he's doing the right things. He's training quite well. And then when you have situations when you have to rotate some players, they deserve the opportunity, but they have to show. No big pressure on him. He knows what to do. He needs to enjoy and it's a good game for him to feel what it is to play for Manchester United."

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