Ruben Amorim sent Chido Obi demand as Man United selection verdict clear

Manchester United slipped further down the Premier League table after a defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, despite creating several chances to equalise that the squad were not able to capitalise on - and some United fans in The Manchester Evening Newscomments section were crying out for Ruben Amorim to make full use of the talented youngsters that he brought with him to north London.

James Maddison - freshly returned from injury at an ailing Spurs - tapped in after 13 minutes to consign United to their third defeat in four games. The team forced enough chances worthy of a goal, the best opportunities falling to Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee, but ultimately failed to take them.

Speaking after the match to MUTV, Matthijs de Ligt said: "At the moment, we are not where United belongs, we are not winning games. There are a lot of things to improve. If I knew the solution, I would have said it and we would win games. Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that need to improve and I think, first of all, we have to look to ourselves to be responsible and we have to stick together."

Amorim faced selection issues with a large number of players injured or unwell, but some fans would still have preferred to see what the young bench could've done to turn the game around, including Chido Obi. Reader Theoptomist says: "I have backed Amorim since he joined - and I was optimistic due to him having given debuts out to over 20 youth players while at Sporting.

"So despite numerous injuries and illnesses and 8/9 players out, he brings on one sub with two minutes to go! Why bother putting them on the bench if he's no confidence in them? We have been firing blanks all season, Why not bring Obi on earlier? Amorim normally brings on four or