Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim had a nice moment with an eight-year-old boy, who was invited to watch first-team training.
United trained at Carrington earlier today ahead of Thursday’s Europa League fixture against Rangers.
Members of the press were in attendance to watch the players going through their paces.
Ahead of every European clash, as per Uefa protocol, the media are invited to attend an open training session at United’s training complex.
The pre-match press conference follows soon after.
Marcus Rashford trained with the main group and may be reinstated to the team by Amorim. Also present was Victor Lindelof, who has just returned from a spell on the sidelines with an injury.
Alejandro Garnacho and Antony were also spotted at Carrington. Garnacho continues to be linked with a January exit, with Napoli and Chelsea interested in sighing him. Meanwhile, Antony is on the brink of completing a loan move to La Liga outfit Real Betis.
As the session was going on, Amorim was seen interacting with an eight-year-old member of United’s academy.
Nice moment at Carrington today when Amorim was introduced to a 8yr-old academy player who is rehabbing an injury and was invited to first-team training #mufc pic.twitter.com/dran5odNt4
— Chris Wheeler (@ChrisWheelerDM) January 22, 2025
It’s understood that the boy is recovering from a broken leg and was invited by Amorim to watch the first team train, as a means to cheer him up.
He watched United’s superstars alongside assistant boss Carlos Fernandes.
Other members of the coaching staff were also receptive to him and chatted with him.
The eight-year-old academy member is recovering from a broken leg and was invited to watch training by Amorim to cheer him up. Staff were very warm speaking to him afterwards, too. #mufc
— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) January 22, 2025
The act is yet another instance of Amorim’s class and outstanding character. The moment is also likely to bode well for the academy starlet as he steps up his recovery.
United vs. Rangers kicks off at 20:00 GMT.
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