Man Utd's youth players being called up to face Spurs as Reds face injury crisis

Manchester United have turned to their academy ranks for reinforcements as injuries continue to deplete Ruben Amorim’s squad ahead of their crucial clash with Tottenham.

The Red Devils were dealt another blow this weekend with the news that Amad is likely to miss the remainder of the season after suffering ankle ligament damage in training.

The Ivorian winger joins a growing list of absentees, including Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo, and Manuel Ugarte, leaving Amorim with limited options.

As a result, the Portuguese coach has named five academy players in his squad for Sunday’s trip to north London, and some could even see game time.

Teenage midfielders Sékou Koné and Jack Moorhouse have both traveled south, while Toby Collyer has been ruled out. They are joined by former Arsenal prospect Chido Obi-Martin, who has been in prolific form at youth level.

Young left-back Harry Amass, who remained at the club in January despite loan interest, is also in contention for a spot on the bench.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Elyh Harrison could feature, with United’s No.2, Altay Bayındır, currently sidelined.

United’s deepening injury crisis is yet another challenge for Amorim amid the club’s struggles on and off the pitch. With just two points separating them from Spurs, a defeat on Sunday could see United slip to 15th in the Premier League table.

Amorim had hinted at an influx of youth in his squad when asked about Obi-Martin’s chances of featuring after the 17-year-old netted a hat-trick in the Under-18s' 5-1 FA Youth Cup win over Chelsea.

"I don’t want to say names. We have to be careful with that. We had some problems this week," Amorim admitted. "We called some players to train with us so we have the data and evaluation, and he is one of them."

On United’s ongoing injury issues, he added: "It was a good week until two days ago. Then we had some problems. We don’t have any players returning yet. Maybe we have one or two issues—we’re still waiting.

"One player is also sick, so we’ll see who is available. But it was good to work with the team, to get a feel for the players, and to try and improve performances."