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NEXT PHIL FODEN: SHEA LACEY JOINS SQUAD; RUBEN AMORIM STARTS PLAN
Man Utd teenager Shea Lacey is set for his first senior matchday squad call-up against Everton. With Amad & Mbeumo leaving for AFCON, coach Ruben Amorim is turning to the highly-rated 18-year-old academy prodigy.
Word is Manchester United might include academy star Shea Lacey in their squad for Monday's game against Everton.
With Amad and Bryan Mbeumo heading to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), coach Ruben Amorim seems eager to give the young player a chance. He might see tonight's match as a good time to start that process. The 18-year-old is seen as a player with a huge amount of potential.
Lacey has impressed fans for the last few years with his great play in the academy. Since the 2022/2023 season, he's been a regular for the Under-18s. This season, he's moved up to the Under-21s, helping them in Premier League 2. He usually plays as a right winger, and his strong left foot lets him cut inside and cause problems for defenders.
That skill could be useful in one of the 'two 10' roles in Amorim's preferred system. But he can also play on the left side or as an attacking midfielder.
With three goals and two assists for the Under-21s this season, Lacey can keep improving and maybe become a regular in the first team. That chance to impress might come soon.
MUFC Academy mentioned on social media that the teenager might be in the squad for Monday's game against Everton. If Amorim picks him, it would be the first time the young player is in the senior team's squad, as he aims to make it into the starting eleven.
With AFCON starting in late December, the coach has less than a month to think about replacements for important players like Amad and Mbeumo. Some thought the January transfer window could bring in new players for those positions, but the club's coach has said he'll look to the academy for support instead.
Amorim said, "It is a worry, but we knew about it." Other players have a chance. We also have the Under-21s.
We need to send a message then, so we will see. It's not ideal because they're important to our team, and our squad isn't big. But our academy is there for these times, so they'll be ready.
It's not clear how big an impact Lacey will have while those key players are gone, but his skill has definitely been noticed. Lee Carsley, who is in charge of the England Under-21s, has been watching the United prospect closely. Lacey has already played for England at the Under-20 level.
The coach spoke highly of the young forward in an interview with The Daily Mail, saying, "He's been in the system for a while now, and we think he's a very good player." It worked out well that we needed someone in that position for our training, and Shea was happy to train with the Under-21s.
You can tell he's talented. I know he's had some injuries, which might have slowed his progress. But I think it's important not to rush young players; let them grow at their own pace. He trained with us for two sessions, and I enjoyed having him.
EX-CAPTAIN NEVILLE CLAIMS SUBSTITUTIONS MADE MANCHESTER UNITED "WORSE" AGAINST WOLVES
Gary Neville slams Ruben Amorim’s "weird" substitutions and tactical shifts after Manchester United's 1-1 draw with bottom-side Wolves.
Gary Neville said that the performance of Manchester United in their match against winless Wolves was ‘the baddest of the bad.’
United would have moved fourth in the league with a win at Old Trafford last night, although Wolves, who had two points in 18 games before kickoff, ended their record of 11 straight losses with a 1-1 draw.
Amorim’s team had been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by a League Two team, Grimsby, in August, but Neville was convinced that United had hit rock bottom in a game that could have been even more one-sided were it not for two important saves by Senne Lammens.
“That was the baddest of the bad," the former United captain declared on the Gary Neville podcast.
“They weren’t just booed off at the final whistle. The fans waited in the stadium to continue to boo them. They’ve gone backwards.”
United had won at Newcastle 1-0 on Boxing Day, despite being plagued by an injury list that already lacked skipper Bruno Fernandes, Harry Maguire, and Matthijs de Ligt, as well as three players on African Cup of Nations duty.
But they remained flat right from the first whistle, and the header by Ladislav Krejci just before the half bottled Joshua Zirkzee's deflected shot.
Amorim’s formation choice of 3-4-3 was brought into focus once more as the Portuguese opted to go back to his preferred tactic of four at the back against Newcastle.
“This isn’t right. I’ve watched enough of United over the last five or six weeks to know what looks right and what isn’t right,” Neville had declared 20 minutes into his commentary on Sky Sports.
“Because, when I see that we go back (to three at the back) after five minutes tonight, I’m thinking, no, Ruben, why have you done that?
"The manager has to look at that and think, I got that wrong. I complicated it."
However, Amorim decided to substitute Zirkzee at halftime and brought on an 18-year-old Jack Fletcher, who made his third appearance at the senior level.
Regarding substitutions made by Amorim, Neville further added, “They made Manchester United worse. Every single substitution was ridiculous.”
‘If Zirkzee was injured, and it was a tactical substitution, that was a very poor one.’ But Zirkzee isn't Eric Cantona, not by a long shot, and he had to get out there for physicality, for presence, for experience.”
SEE LISANDRO MARTINEZ’S FURIOUS REACTION AFTER MAN UTD’S SHOCK WOLVES DRAW
Lisandro Martinez demands more after Man Utd’s 1-1 draw with bottom-placed Wolves. United ended 2025 sixth in the Premier League.
Stand-in captain Lisandro Martinez was mad that Manchester United dropped points against Wolves, who are at the bottom of the league.
United came into the last game of 2025 after a good win against Newcastle on Boxing Day and were expected to easily beat Wolves.
Joshua Zirkzee scored first for United, but they didn't take their chances. Ladislav Krejci's header tied the game for Wolves, 1-1.
It was only their third point in 19 games, and it stopped their 11-game losing streak. United fans booed at the end of the game.
When Martinez was asked if it felt like a disappointing point, he said, 100 percent.
We are very disappointed. We can't keep drawing or losing points at home. We have to win.
We want to be at the top, competing with the best.
We can't drop points in games like this. We just have to accept it and be hungry for the next game.
Martinez was captain again because Bruno Fernandes is still recovering from an injury.
When United coach Ruben Amorim was asked about injured players for the game against Leeds on Sunday, he didn't give much away. Leeds are really wanting to beat United for the first time since 2010.
Martinez said to MUTV, You can either make excuses, or you can be strong and say, 'We're dropping points, so we need to go for the next one and show what we can do.'
We need to work together and do the easy things to get the three points.
United is in sixth place in the league at the end of 2025, only two points behind Liverpool for the last Champions League spot. Liverpool has a game in hand.
They could be in a better position if they had been better in both boxes. Leeds has been playing well lately, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin doing great up front.
Martinez added, It's about us. I don't like to think about other teams.
I'm thinking about what we can do to get better as a team every day, and we have to learn from this game.
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