Amorin appointed two Manchester United players, who are expected to make their debut in the Africa Cup of Nations! Explain the reason why one of them was transferred to the reserve team

If Manchester United can win by three goals or more against Everton at home on Monday, they will be able to overtake Aston Villa and rank fourth in the Premier League by virtue of their goal difference or goal advantage. Coach Rúben Amorim arrived 25 minutes late for the pre-match press conference, joking that it was the press officer's fault. Amorim said: "I'm really sorry. Meetings, video analysis, training... I did a lot of things today."

Next, Manchester United will have a better schedule. After only one home game in the previous seven weeks, five of the remaining eight games in 2025 will be played at Old Trafford. The Red Devils are at home this season and have won 4 out of 5 home games. The only game they lost was the game against Arsenal that Amorim believed was the team's best performance.

However, Manchester United also has a challenge, and that is the African Cup of Nations. The club is negotiating with the Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Moroccan football federations in the hope of delaying the departures of Mbemo, Amad Diallo and Mazraoui. According to FIFA rules, they must join the national team to prepare for the game two weeks before the competition. Amorim hopes to postpone this time, preferably like Andre Onana, leaving the day before the game!

But they will eventually leave and will miss at least three games of Manchester United. Amorim has already considered internal replacements, and he named two youth players, 18-year-old Jack Fletcher and Shay Lacey, who are likely to make their debuts during that time.

Jack Fletcher, the son of the famous Darren Fletcher, wore the No. 38 jersey as a substitute in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Tottenham before the international break. This continued the club's 88-year record of having youth players in every match lineup, although Fletcher actually came from the Manchester City youth training. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can fill in for Amad Diallo.

Lacey, who owns Manchester United's No. 61 jersey, participated in the pre-match training preparations between Manchester United and Everton on Friday. He represented the England U20 National Youth Team in Japan on the international match day and scored a goal. Known as the "Phil Foden of Manchester United", Lacey was also called up by the England national team to participate in training. As a left-footed right winger, he can replace Mbemo.

Amorim said when referring to the African Cup of Nations: "I think it will cause difficulties, but it will bring benefits. Last year we were also subject to many restrictions because we failed to bring in the players we needed in January. Not only that, Amad (Diallo) was injured and was out for four full months. The combination of all these factors put us in a difficult situation. So now we are ready, although it is difficult, but we are different from before. "

The Manchester United coach added: "I want to reiterate that players like Jack Fletcher, Shea (Lacey), and many others, they have the ability to step up and play an important role. And we can also send a message to everyone and the youth training camp: There is a future here. Of course, the team will encounter difficulties, and we must be prepared."

Lacey, who was born in Liverpool, has already attracted attention before he was 15 years old and was compared to Messi. However, he suffered many serious injuries and only made 9 starts in the youth training echelon in the past two seasons. But he has not suffered an injury this season and Amorim is happy with him. "I am very satisfied with him. He has encountered some difficulties due to injuries, but the coach has done a great job in balancing his body and game. I can feel that he can bear a greater burden in training. He is indeed very talented, but first-team training and the Premier League have a different game speed. So young people need to spend more time and continue training with us to be ready, because our training intensity is very intense."

Last season, 17-year-old Danish teenager Chido Obi once entered the first team and has been in the first team for the last three months. He trained and competed with the team, but ultimately failed to prove his ability. Obi made his debut against Tottenham in February. After that, he played 7 times without scoring or assisting. This season, he was arranged to be demoted to the U21 reserve team for training games.

This week, Obi is about to turn 18 years old. He has attracted much attention in Arsenal because he scored 10 goals in a single game against Liverpool in the youth team game. However, Amorim believes that his playing in the first team game is a temporary move, and it turns out that it is too early. The Red Devils coach reminded Manchester United's young players that they must pay attention to their attitude.

"Manchester United is not yet at that level where 17-year-olds can come in without any difficulties or with only minor problems." Amorim explained, "It is absolutely necessary to value young players and we seek to give them opportunities. I am one of them, but I think he starts too early, sometimes It's difficult for boys to deal with this. Some people feel like 'I've made it', but he's here only as a last resort. We have to be vigilant and take care of the kids, even if they are only called up to train with the first team, it really means nothing if the attitude is wrong."