Ruben Amorim has the green light to unleash a new Manchester United defence vs Chelsea

The sight of Leny Yoro limping his way down the touchline during the second half of Manchester United's 2-0 defeat to West Ham United last weekend was the last thing Ruben Amorim needed.

United were already without Matthijs de Ligt, Ayden Heaven and Lisandro Martinez. Yoro was forced off less than ten minutes into the second half after going down clutching his left foot. His absence, along with De Ligt's, from Wednesday morning's open training session at Carrington sparked fears he could be in danger of missing next week's Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao.

Those fears were confirmed later in the day when Amorim said: "I don't know if they're going to be available, we'll try to push, it's a final, all the players want to play really bad. I don't think they will not go to Chelsea but we'll have some of them for the final."

The prospect of De Ligt and Yoro both missing the final will leave United light on options at centre-back. Martinez will not play again this season and Heaven, despite being back in the squad for the trip to Chelsea, will need time to build up his sharpness after two months without playing.

It means Amorim could find himself boarding the plane to Bilbao next week with a senior centre-back pool of Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Heaven.

Maguire, regardless of what happens with De Ligt and Yoro between now and the middle of next week, should start against Spurs. He has continued his renaissance this season and has played a starring role in United's Europa League campaign.

However, Lindelof, despite starting both legs of the semi-final triumph against Athletic Bilbao, and Evans, have not been front and centre of United's defence this season. The pair of them are also