Ruben Amorim's reaction speaks volumes after Leny Yoro suffers Man Utd injury blow

Manchester United boss was left with his head in his hands after being told about the extent of Leny Yoro's injury. The French defender was forced off during their defeat to .

United were beaten yet again at Old Trafford, but their woes were deepened by the injury to Yoro, which could rule him out of the final in 10 days time. The 19-year-old received treatment for an injury early in the second half but was unable to continue, with having to come on.

Amorim was getting the debrief from a United medic in the aftermath of Yoro's withdrawal and was evidently gutted by the news he received.

Yoro will undergo scans to determine the extent of his injury, but he will need a quick recovery if he is to feature in the European final in Bilbao a week on Wednesday - which has huge implications.

United have been playing weakened teams since beating Athletic Bilbao in the first-leg of their semi-final, but against the Hammers chose to play a number of their leading lights - , , Manuel Ugarte and Amad among them.

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Amorim's decision to play some of his regulars didn't halt their poor form as United lost for a fifth time in seven games. It was also in stark contrast to the much changed line-up he fielded during the loss at Brentford last weekend.

Before that game he said: "Maybe some kids will have to play against Brentford. We have some problems in our squad. Some players are in the limit. We will try to manage everything and the best way is to prepare for all these things. We'll see what we can do at the weekend."

Despite United having nothing to play for domestically Amorim's decision to name a team with the majority of his regulars looks to have backfired. Even with several of their big guns playing the Red Devils' poor record at Old Trafford continued against West Ham.

It was a loss to the Hammers earlier this season that resulted in Erik ten Hag's sacking. Graham Potter's side have now completed the double over the Manchester outfit with Tomas Soucek scoring in the first-half before made the game safe.

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