Ruben Amorim has defended Manchester United's decision not to include Chido Obi in their Europa League team.
The 17-year-old striker has been productive for the youth teams of United and came from the bank in three of the last four games with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee who struggled for the goal.
But OBI was not added to the United team for Europe before the Deadline of February and did not travel to Spain for the last 16 collision on Thursday with Real Sociedad.
“It was a different context,” Amorim said. “At that time, Rasmus and Josh played in the same position. So we try to manage all things, even the expectations of the children, so the context was completely different and we choose different players. '
Jack Fletcher was added to the United team for the knockout phase of the competition, but was also missing in the team that flew from Manchester on Wednesday afternoon after the training in Carrington.
“He didn't train with us and he had a match for Fulham,” Amorim added. '(Harry) Amass is here today. In the last game against Fulham we also wanted to collect, but because he played all the match against Arsenal (in the FA Youth Cup), he was not in our team.
'We have tried to manage all things there and to imagine all the substitutions. And we know that it is a big step to bring some players and we take care of the expectations of the children.
'When I put the team, I see the players I have, that train with us, then I imagine the replacements. That's why I call one or two. Then I try to see if they train with us. Then I try to see if they come here to play or be on the couch for you to see a lot of youth.
“I try to manage everything. I know it's a big step for them and I try to tackle everything. So when I do my team, I try to think in every aspect, the formation of the child, our team, and not what looks really good with the fans and the media. '