Theo Hernandez comparisons and attacking mentality - inside Harry Amass' Man United development

"Where is Harry Amass?"

It is a question a lot of Manchester United supporters have regularly been asking on social media so far this season. Signed from Watford in August 2023, few United academy players are currently attracting as much attention as he is.

In the absence of Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia, Amass went on United's pre-season tour of the United States during the summer and started each of their three Stateside friendlies. He was excellent on each occasion, earning plenty of praise from Erik ten Hag, supporters and journalists alike.

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However, he is yet to make it into a single matchday squad this season, despite United having faced a left-back shortage. His omission from the matchday squad for the 7-0 win over Barnsley in the Carabao Cup earlier this month was particularly surprising, especially when it was widely considered as a golden opportunity for him to make his senior debut.

But for Omer Riza, who first started coaching the United youngster at Watford at the age of 14, the timing has got to be right for the 17-year-old to be given his United bow - something which he does not believe is necessarily right now.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, Riza, who is currently standing in as Cardiff City's interim manager, said: "Manchester United is a massive club. It is a big, big club that he has gone to and he has done very well.

"He was called up for England while he was at Watford and now at Man United. He has been playing for the Under-21s and he has been around the first-team. I don't think it is going to be attributes that will be a