Manchester Utd boss hails youngsters as Ireland U21 man makes second appearance
Ireland Under-21 midfielder Jack Moorhouse made appearances in both games - against ASEAN All-Stars on Wednesday in Malaysia and Hong Kong, China on Friday.
Moorhouse, who links up with Jim Crawford's squad next week for their two friendlies in Zagreb - against Croatia and Qatar's Under-23s - started the first game, while he was brought off the bench with 16 minutes remaining on Friday.
Fellow youngster Jimmy Thwaites and goalscorer Chido Obi were singled out for praise - but Moorhouse is also highly regarded.
His performance against ASEAN All-Stars won him several plaudits as he showed just how comfortable he was carrying the ball in his attacking midfield role.
While it has been suggested that a loan move might be his best option for first-team football next season, Amorim is keeping an open mind when it comes to his academy stars.
'I really like the kids,' he told MUTV after Friday's 3-1 win. 'I think Jimmy (Thwaites), in the last 15 minutes, as a midfielder, he wants to play. It doesn't matter how many minutes.
'These kind of young kids are really important. They will have space in our team.
'Of course, it's a good feeling [for Obi to score twice] but he needs to continue to train really hard because the Premier League is a different world.
'We have to improve as a team but I'm really pleased with the kids. It's important for us to control these kids, to show them that to be a professional in Manchester United it's really hard to maintain the level.'
Amorim said ahead of Wednesday's game that he would look to tap into the club's underage structures to support his first-team squad next season.
'It was the past,' he said of the club's history of blooding young players, 'so it can be the future.'
Moorhouse (19) has already appeared twice on the bench in the Premier League - for games against Tottenham and Arsenal - and he was there again in both Europa League legs against Lyon.
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