Amorim confirms what Man Utd fans already knew with starting XI vs Brentford

Manchester United are looking to keep the momentum going away at Brentford after bagging a huge win against Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final

Ruben Amorim has rung the changes for Manchester United's Premier League fixture with Brentford with the second leg of their Europa League semi-final looming large on the horizon.

The Red Devils have one foot in the final after beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 away from home in midweek. And with United languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, Europe has become the priority for Amorim and his squad, who host Bilbao in the return leg on Thursday night.

Amorim made EIGHT changes in total to the team that won so convincingly in Spain. Teenage striker Chido Obi was among those to come in, with the former Arsenal youngster making his full debut for the club.

Harry Amass and Tyler Fredricson also start for United, who also have No.2 Altay Bayindir in goal for the trip to west London.

Harry Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro are among those who are on the bench for the game. Luke Shaw captains a United team which still contains a host of established stars including Mason Mount, Matthijs de Ligt, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho.

Protecting some of his top stars for the Europa League is a no-brainer for Amorim, who knows that victory in the tournament will land United a golden ticket to next season's Champions League.

Speaking last month, Amorim made it clear that the focus would be on Europe going forward and that some of the club's promising youngsters would be blooded in the league before the end of the season.

He explained: "It is one type of moment that can change a lot of things. These kind of moments can change a lot in the players' mind.

"We have to be really focused on the Europa League and we have to take a risk with the kids in the Premier League. We have to be tough on that and the fans have to understand our focus is on the Europa League."

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