Erik ten Hag snubbed rising Manchester United star - but Ruben Amorim gave him a debut

Harry Amass would have been scratching his head when Erik ten Hag played Toby Collyer at left-back against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup in September. Amass was overlooked for a natural midfielder against a third division side at Old Trafford and he must have been frustrated.

Amass played a prominent role in pre-season on the United States tour and seemed destined to be given a debut by Ten Hag, given Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia were sidelined with injuries.

The youngster travelled to Wembley for the Community Shield, but it didn't take long for supporters to realise that Ten Hag was not prepared to give Amass the debut he craved.

Considering Shaw and Malacia were unavailable, Amass would have seen the start of the season as the perfect chance to make his first-team debut, but he continued to play for the academy.

He was on the bench against West Ham and Chelsea in the Premier League, in the squads to face Fenerbahce and PAOK in the Europa League and was included in the squad to face Leicester in the Carabao Cup, but didn't get on the pitch and it felt like his window of opportunity had gone.

Once it became clear that Amass wasn't in Ten Hag's plans, United placed him on a conditioning programme to gain muscle and he was prepared to leave on loan in the January window.

However, sources indicated Amass would only leave United if a suitable club could pitch a convincing plan for his development, and he stayed beyond the winter deadline.

His patience was finally rewarded last weekend when Amorim introduced Amass from the bench against Leicester City in the 69th minute.

The London-born lad looked comfortable at the King Power Stadium and delivered the kind of performance that should encourage Amorim to trust him for the