United starlet fires back at bizarre public criticism from Amorim hours before match

Ruben Amorim impressed few fans yesterday with his comments during his pre-match press conference ahead of the AFC Bournemouth game. What he said Many supporters were outraged when the head coach threw numerous young players under the bus in a defence of the lack of minutes he has given Kobbie Mainoo. Amorim claimed that Harry Amass was “struggling” in the Championship with Sheffield Wednesday. He also stated that young striker Chido Obi was not always starting for the youth team and that Toby Collyer isn’t playing for West Bromwich Albion. Recent reports also suggest the club is growing “uneasy” with Amorim’s lack of faith in the academy and his treatment of certain players. Far from reality Whilst it is true that Amass’ loan side Sheffield Wednesday are struggling at the bottom of the Championship, the left wing-back certainly isn’t. Amass has been in electric form for the Owls in both attack and defence this season. He has been in such good form that Manchester United are actually in talks with the player to secure a new deal for the exciting 18-year-old. What’s more, Amass has impressed fans so much that he won the club’s Player of the Month award in November. Amass reaction The Daily Star reports that Amass responded to Amorim’s criticism with a story on his Instagram that has since been removed. The outlet reports that, “the full-back shared a simple photo holding Wednesday’s Player of the Month award – before swiftly deleting the picture.” Chido Obi also responded with an image of himself celebrating a goal for the academy before also taking down the photo from social media. Perhaps Amorim’s criticism affected Amass last night, as he put in a poor performance by his standards in Sheffield Wednesday’s 0-3 home loss to Derby County. He failed to win any tackles and also won only 33% of his ground duels. Amass also struggled in attack, failing to have any shots or complete any crosses. Harry Amass stats versus Derby County MetricValue Goals0 Assists0 Expected Assists (xA)0.02 Key Passes0 Crosses (accurate)2 (0) Accurate Passes33/39 (85%) Passes in Opposition Half21/27 (78%) Passes in Own Half12/12 (100%) Total Shots0 Shots on Target0 Touches56 Unsuccessful Touches4 Dribbles (successful)2 (1) Possession Lost16 Tackles (won)1 (0) Interceptions1 Clearances1 Recoveries6 Ground Duels (won)6 (2) Aerial Duels (won)5 (1) Fouls2 Source: Sofascore Featured image Jess Hornby via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Latest Top Stories… Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.