Amad and Harry Amass are giving Manchester United easy decisions to make

Amad clarified this week that he is capable of playing anywhere in attack. He lived up to that billing in San Diego.

He started on the right, popped up in the centre and scored with his left peg. United's pre-season is being dominated by someone for whom last year's pre-season tour lasted only 14 minutes.

The official teamsheets marked the starters in pencil and Amad is writing his name into Erik ten Hag's starting XI. This was another ebullient performance from the endearing 22-year-old a day after he expressed his wish to stay at United "all my life". His hope for more minutes has to be granted on this evidence.

Amad's second goal of pre-season, reminiscent of his arrowed strike against Newcastle in May, will fuel calls for his inclusion among the starters against Manchester City at Wembley on Saturday week.

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With no striker and a starting XI teeming with players who could or should be sold, United produced their most fluid performance of pre-season. Their attack is devoid of a proven goalscorer and the contributions of Amad and Marcus Rashford should assuage some concerns, though the latter's fitness is a concern after he was forced off. Antony also retired hurt 23 minutes after his introduction.

From Amad to Amass. Harry Amass, the 17-year-old, followed up an invaluable 45 minutes against Arsenal with a swashbuckling performance at left back. That augurs well with Tyrell Malacia's absence from club football teetering towards the 15-month mark as he continues his rehabilitation from two rounds of knee surgery.

Sam Murray started in Trondheim and Edinburgh ahead of Amass but the younger left back is maximising