Ruben Amorim includes 16-year-old star in first Manchester United training session | OneFootball

Godwill Kukonki, a 6ft 5ins defender, was given an opportunity to impress the new boss

One young star who joined the first-team group was 16-year-old Godwill Kukonki.

Amorim will also have been buoyed by the sight of midfielder Kobbie Mainoo with the group.

Mainoo has not played since October 8, when he picked up a muscle injury against Aston Villa.

An initial prognosis predicted Mainoo would miss "a few weeks" and now, according to Manchester Evening News, over five weeks on Mainoo has finally returned to training.

It remains to be seen if Mainoo will prove his fitness before Amorim’s first game in charge, which is this coming Sunday away at Ipswich.

Mainoo has been predicted for a big role under Amorim, who regularly relied on academy graduates during his trophy-laded time with Sporting Lisbon.

As such, United are reportedly set to accelerate contract negotiations with Mainoo, who still have two and a half years to run on his current terms.

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