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Former Manchester United star John O’Shea has hit out at Ruben Amorim for his determination to snub Shea Lacey, indicating that the teenager may have doubtlessly supplied a spark throughout Monday’s loss to Everton.
Lacey named in matchday squad
United’s five-game unbeaten streak got here to an finish earlier this week as they have been beaten by Everton, who performed a lot of the match whereas lowered to 10 males.
Idrissa Gueye was despatched off inside 14 minutes after placing his teammate, Michael Keane, throughout a heated confrontation.
United didn’t capitalise on their numerical benefit and allowed the Toffees to interrupt the impasse on the half-hour mark, courtesy of Kieran Dewsbury-Corridor. A timid United couldn’t break down Everton as they held on for all three factors.
One of many uncommon positives from the night was Lacey lastly receiving a call-up to the matchday squad.
Undoubtedly among the many brightest abilities rising out of Carrington, Lacey has been knocking on the first-team door for months now. Amorim is understood to be an avid admirer of the difficult 18-year-old, who has usually drawn comparisons to Manchester Metropolis’s Phil Foden.
Lacey signed his first skilled contract with United final April.
Talking on talkSPORT, O’Shea revealed that the teenager’s “rawness” and unpredictability may have simply been the factor United wanted to get a consequence in opposition to David Moyes’ males.
O’Shea says Amorim missed a chance
The previous United man remarked, “Hear, he may have introduced one of many centre-backs off and placed on one other, dropped one of many midfielders again in and type of give younger Shea Lacey a go at it.”
“I do know it wouldn’t have been a really perfect state of affairs to convey a younger child onto the pitch like that.”
“However a minimum of he would have had a freshness and a rawness about him that he may need been in a position to create one thing as a result of that’s what the child is all about.”
United are subsequent in motion on Sunday once they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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