Why Amad has been benched for Manchester United vs Tottenham

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Erik ten Hag has named Amad on the Manchester United bench against Tottenham due to rotation. United drew 1-1 with FC Twente in the Europa League in midweek and must deliver an improved performance against Tottenham, who have made a poor start to the season.

The pressure is increasing on Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou and Ten Hag has made three changes to face Spurs, with Matthijs de Ligt, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho coming back into the starting team for Harry Maguire, Christian Eriksen and Amad respectively.

Maguire is absent from the squad altogether after sustaining a knock in training, but Ten Hag has named a strong bench and will have options aplenty to pick from during the game. ALSO READ: Ten Hag backs Joshua Zirkzee and defends Bruno Fernandes ALSO READ: United vs Tottenham live match updates Ten Hag spoke to MUTV and confirmed his changes weren't enforced. "No, not enforced, but we pick a team from game to game, the best team to get as many points as possible," he said. "They [Tottenam] have a lot of speed at the back and play with a high line, so we need to get in behind and then you need speed [in the attacking line]. "Kobbie Mainoo is very versatile, he can play different roles.

When we are defending, he will be low, but when we are offensive, he will go forward. "We have to create chances and can't forget that first part.