Man Utd whiz Jack Moorhouse, 19, ‘to join first-team for...

Sponsored by. RUBEN AMORIM has promoted Manchester United whizkid Jack Moorhouse to the travelling squad for the clash at Tottenham, reports suggest. The 19-year-old has impressed playing for the Under-21s this season after scoring three times in seven Premier League 2 appearances this season. Amorim, 40, personally watched the midfielder during a 5-1 win over Southampton in December alongside Darren Fletcher and Jason Wilcox.

Image Credit: The Sun [Jack Moorhouse, Manchester United midfielder, during a match.]

Moorhouse scored twice in the game and has now been rewarded for his fine form with a call-up to the first team, according to the Daily Mail's Nathan Salt. The Manchester-born star is favoured for his exceptional ball-carrying ability, a trait perfectly suited to Amorim's system. And now he has been included in the travelling squad to London for the Sunday clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but it is unclear whether he will be named in the 20-player matchday squad.

Image Credit: The Sun [Manchester United coaches watching a match.]

While Moorhouse might have been introduced into the team as the season progressed anyway, his sudden draft into the travelling senior team comes amid a sudden injury crisis. This week Amorim indicated there had been problems for a number of players this week. And it has now been reported by The Athletic that all of the injuries pertain to the engine room. Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer are all said to have been struck down with injury problems in training.

Image Credit: The Sun [Manchester United midfielder Jack Moorhouse playing in a soccer match.]

JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. Ugarte and Collyer are both major doubts to be included at Tottenham. Meanwhile, Mainoo's injury is said to be more serious and could see the Carrington graduate sidelined for more than a couple of weeks. Injuries across the board have seen Amorim promote a number of youngsters into first-team training. Striker Chido Obi and winger James Scanlon were not included with the Under-18 squad on Saturday following their participation in first-team training this week.

Image Credit: The Sun [Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo playing in a soccer match.]

Asked specifically about 17-year-old Obi, Amorim said: "I don’t want to say names. “We have to be careful on that. We have problems this week, we called some young players to be in our training. We have some data evaluation. He is one of them.”. Amorim was forced to name 21-year-old goalkeeper Hubert Graczyk on the Man Utd bench for the first time in the FA Cup triumph over Leicester with both Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton out injured.