'They decide' - Ruben Amorim sends message to Manchester United players before Man City fixture

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has said his players will dictate who starts after making four changes to his starting line-up for this afternoon's derby at the Etihad Stadium.

Amorim has made four changes for the clash with Manchester City, handing recalls to Harry Maguire, Manuel Ugarte, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund.

Marcus Rashford, who has been left out of the matchday squad alongside Alejandro Garnacho, is one of the four players who have been axed from the team that started the 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in midweek, meaning Mount and Hojlund are set to join Amad in attack.

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Amid a hectic fixture schedule since arriving at Old Trafford last month, Amorim has regularly shuffled his pack in a bid to keep his team as fresh as possible.

"Yes, of course we have an idea [of who should be playing]," Amorim told MUTV. "With a lot of games you have to manage all the players and you more or less have an idea of what players to use.

"But they decide their futures. So if they play well, they train well, they will play at the weekend and they did that.

"We just want to try and win the game and try to choose the best players to do that.

"I choose the players, but they decide, they have the power. If they do well during the season, during the week training and playing the right way, they will play and have the opportunity.

"I have to make my choices and my choice for today is this starting XI."