Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim plans to rotate his team during the clash with the ASEAN All-Stars XI in Kuala Lumpur.
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Ruben Amorim is interviewed pitchside.
Ruben Amorim has outlined his plan for the game.(Image: MUTV.)
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has suggested he plans to make wholesale changes at half-time during the friendly against ASEAN All-Stars.
Amorim has named a fairly strong starting line-up for the first of United's two post-season tour friendlies, with the likes of Andre Onana, Harry Maguire, Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo all starting.
However, he has also found room in his starting XI for youngsters Reece Munro and Jack Moorhouse, neither of whom have made their competitive debuts for United yet.
Munro, 18, looks set to start on the right of the back-three, joining forces with Ayden Heaven and Maguire, while Moorhouse is poised to occupy one of the two No.10 positions alongside Mainoo and provide support for Rasmus Hojlund up front.
United's bench is stacked with familiar names, such as Jonny Evans, Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho, who is back in the squad after being left out at the weekend, and they could all appear in the second half.
Amorim told MUTV: "We didn't have so much time to train here. We have tried to put strong teams in both halves.
"To see these young kids, we need to put them next to the more experienced players, so we try to balance everything.
"We are going to divide the time. It is really important at this time in the season. We have had one day to adapt to protect the players from the jet lag and that is important.
"Again, I want to see the kids play with the more experienced players."
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