Journo: Ruben Amorim ‘practically scoffed’ at the idea of playing ‘absolutely outrageous’ star in PL outing

Ruben Amorim’s responses to his treatment of certain players left fans with more questions than they answered in his press conference.The Manchester United boss addressed the media yesterday afternoon to preview Monday’s clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.However, the focus was still, understandably, on Thursday night’s lacklustre draw with West Ham, during which the Reds were leading until the 83rd minute when Soungoutou Magassa netted an equaliser to silence Old Trafford.Post-match, Amorim’s in-game decisions saw him come under fire for being too defensive-minded, with four of his changes on the night being reinforcements at the back.He was also scrutinised for once again leaving Kobbie Mainoo to watch the entire 90 minutes play out from the bench, being an unused option for the fourth time this campaign.Mainoo: The state of play amid Amorim rift(Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)The 20-year-old is still awaiting his first Premier League start of 2025/2026, having accumulated only 171 minutes of action across the opening 14 gameweeks.When pressed on Mainoo’s continued absences, Amorim said yesterday: “I understand what you are saying. You love Kobbie.“He starts for England, but that doesn’t mean I need to put Kobbie (on) when I feel I shouldn’t put Kobbie (on).”Amorim also chuckled when one reporter suggested the midfielder would’ve been a more ‘offensive’ change to make in the second half over the Reds he opted for. Kobbie Mainoo liked a post on IG about Amorim laughing in response to the question about him during press conference . pic.twitter.com/MBk1n7agQO — utdreport (@utdreport) December 5, 2025Amorim ‘scoffs’ when encouraged to call upon high-flying young star(Photo via @SheaLacey10 on Twitter/X)Shortly after, when further put on the spot regarding his frequent omissions of high-performing academy talents, the United boss ‘practically scoffed’ (Samuel Luckhurst) at the idea of utilising coveted attacker Shea Lacey, 18, in the current run of fixtures – despite including him in the matchday squad for the last three outings.Lacey’s performances have seen him hailed as an ‘absolutely outrageous’ forward by MUTV presenter Liam Bradford.“Mercurial kind of player, a bit of a maverick. You never really know what he’s going to turn up and do,” Bradford told the panel ahead of United’s clash with Everton on November 24.“Sometimes, some of the stuff is absolutely outrageous.”