Exciting young defender included in Manchester United first-team training ahead of Ipswich

Manchester United youngster Jack Kingdon took part in first-team training on Friday.

Ruben Amorim took his first training session at Carrington on Monday and plenty of youngsters were included in the session due to several players still being on international duty.

Those players have reported back to Carrington as the week has progressed but Kingdon was still included in senior training on Friday, just two days before facing Ipswich Town.

Amorim held his first press conference on Friday afternoon. It was the 39-year-old's first introduction to the press and there were consequently no updates given on team news, with questions geared around Amorim's style of play, the club's transfer strategy and his belief in the squad.

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Kingdon's involvement in training could point toward a first inclusion in a matchday squad for the youngster, as there seem to be question marks around options at centre-back.

Harry Maguire has been recovering from a muscle injury, Lisandro Martinez withdrew from Argentina's squad during the international break and Victor Lindelof limped off in the first half of Sweden's game against Slovakia with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.

Depending on injuries, Amorim could include a handful of youngsters in his squad to face Ipswich and Kingdon is among those in contention to make the trip to Portman Road.

Kingdon was part of a supremely talented Under-18 side that won the treble last season and he's gone from strength to strength in this campaign, starting regularly for the Under-21s.

The 18-year-old started in the U21s' dominant 4-0 win against Altrincham in the