Manchester United defender Leny Yoro made his first competitive appearance for the club against Arsenal on Wednesday night.
The 19-year-old replaced Harry Maguire for the final half hour of the 2-0 defeat at the Emirates.
Asked for their initial impressions of Yoro, most supporters on X were excited by what they saw from the centre-back:
Very impressed
— Red Devils 👹 (@NickyCadogan7) December 5, 2024
Decent, good on the ball, looked Sharp defensively too
— Thor Talks United (@Thor__Talks_UTD) December 5, 2024
The future is bright
— David Shankland (@shankers73) December 5, 2024
Back 3 locked with options. Yoro-Deligt-Licha
— OsonnoBa 🐘 (@OsonnoBa) December 5, 2024
Solid
It was so nice seeing him on the pitch again— Memes by MS (@memesbyms) December 5, 2024
Exceptional talent
— Olasunkanmi Ademola (@Ademola1099) December 5, 2024
Very composed, very good, he is really talented
— Denzel Updates (@Denzelupdates1) December 5, 2024
Looked good when he came on – glad to have him back moving forward
— Red Devil Review (@RedDevilReview_) December 5, 2024
It’s been a long wait for the United summer signing
After suffering a broken metatarsal in pre-season, the teenager has had to wait much longer than anticipated to make his first bow in the Premier League.
There was one notable moment in his 30-minute cameo where he made a great challenge on Leandro Trossard after the Belgian tried to stand him up one-against-one. It is hoped that there will be more of that sort of thing from him in the future.
Yoro has huge potential
It’s only early days but there are clearly good reasons why the Red Devils were prepared to spend upwards of £59m on the teenager during the summer transfer window.
Yoro has all you need to become a top centre-back. He has height, pace and skill in possession, and it will be interesting to see how quickly head coach Ruben Amorim integrates him into the first team.
Find out who is in Manchester United’s first-team squad for the 2024/2025 season here
