Manchester United’s season has not gone according to plan at all but at such a time, it’s even more important to keep the head straight and find some positives to hang onto.
Ruben Amorim took over a Man Utd that was five points off the top four, and at the time of writing, they’re closer to the relegation zone than they are to the top four.
Having said that, nobody expected this to be an overnight job, so Amorim will get time to develop, as will some players.
The Man Utd manager has named two such players who have been positive this season. They can form the spine of the next great United team.
Ruben Amorim’s two ‘positives’
Amorim has been brutally honest about everything at the club so far, which has won him admirers and also ensured that when he says something, people don’t look for the underlying message.
Therefore, two Man Utd stars will be very happy that he namechecked them when asked about the positives from this season.
There haven’t been many unquestionable positives in such a wretched season, but in the long term, Amorim said that the development of two youngsters bodes well for the future.
Speaking to Stadium Astro, Amorim said: “You have to look at small things. The way that Leny Yoro improved, it’s really important for us. We have players like Ayden [Heaven] that came here from Arsenal and he’s playing. There are small things that are going to help us be better in the future. I try to look at the big things and small things.
Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven can form Man Utd’s spine
It is an open secret that the current Man Utd squad is nowhere near contention but that’s the deal they made when Ineos pivoted to their transfer philosophy.
Amorim is still having to handle the sins of the past with older players on big wages, which is why the success of Yoro and Heaven is so huge.
Aged 19 and 18 respectively, they can form the spine of the next great Man Utd team, developing together and becoming familiar with each other’s game.
That is exactly the kind of long-term thinking that had been missing from United’s recruitment for the longest time, even if it takes some growing pains.
United needed this pivot to commit to a philosophy on and off the pitch. The hope is that it starts paying off ultimately.
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