Erik ten Hag has been left with no choice but to give Manchester United's fans what they want

Manuel Ugarte will not be the only player Manchester United's supporters will hoping to see in the starting line up at Southampton on Saturday lunchtime.

After very harshly being dropped to the substitutes bench for the visit of Liverpool prior to the international break, Amad, albeit at 3-0 down, tried to put a more respectable look on the scoreline during his second half cameo appearance.

Axed from the starting line up to make room for Alejandro Garnacho for the first time this season, the Ivorian was lively after being introduced with 69 minutes played, replacing the aforementioned Argentine on the right-wing.

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During his 21 minutes on the pitch, he had 24 touches of the ball, finished the game with a 91 per cent passing accuracy, completing 10 of his 11 attempted passes, produced two key passes and had eight touches of the ball inside Liverpool's penalty area.

His efforts did not change the outcome of the match, but he was able to walk back down the Stretford End tunnel to the dressing room in the knowledge he had tried his best. United's supporters certainly recognised that as well.

The visit of Liverpool marked the first game this season that Amad had failed to start. Manager Erik ten Hag, ahead of kick-off, cited tactical reasons as the purpose behind his omission. Garnacho started on the right in his absence, meaning Marcus Rashford kept his place on the left.

Ten Hag had vigorously defended Rashford in the build-up to the visit of Arne Slot's side, hitting back at Alan Shearer's analysis of the academy graduate's performance at