Amorim’s Fun Circus: Training at Carrington…
It was a carnival of laughter and slaps at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground as players shed their national colors and regrouped for Premier League action. The Europa League is the main attraction, but first, they must tackle Nottingham Forest next week. Having enjoyably waved goodbye to the FA Cup, United’s squad looks to impress with high-spirited training reruns and spirited tunnel celebrations—a joyous ritual according to Wes Brown.
Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, and Harry Maguire had the rare treat of parading through the notorious ‘tunnel of death’ on their return. Young Harry Amass joined the party, celebrating his youth and hair survival amongst playful head pats from teammates. Chido Obi and Matthijs de Ligt enjoyed similar ambushes, with captain Bruno Fernandes gently shoving De Ligt into buffoonery while Obi basked in debut glory.
Maguire kicked off the warm-up theatrics by taste-testing turf, much to the amusement of fellow injury veteran and laugh distributor, Mason Mount. Meanwhile, the whippersnappers of United’s brood like Godwill Kukonki, Reece Munro, and Jim Thwaites got a sniff of the senior action. Now, Amorim faces the grand decision—who will tango at the FA Youth Cup semi-final, and who gets bragging rights against Nottingham Forest? Only time will tell if United’s training show will take them to the top.