What time and channel as Ireland U21 midfielder STARTS for Manchester United
Ireland Under-21 midfielder Jack Moorhouse has landed a starting spot in the first friendly of Manchester United's end-of-season tour to Malaysia.
The Red Devils flew to Kuala Lumpur this week for a pair of games - with the first one against ASEAN All-Stars kicking off at 1.45pm Irish time.
Ruben Amorim brought a 32-strong squad with him for the tour and he opted for a blend of youth and experience in his first-11.
Andre Onana starts in goal, while Harry Maguire captains the side, with youngsters Reece Munro and Ayden Heaven also in defence.
Jack Moorhouse is described on the United website as 'a progressive ball-carrier for the Under-21s'.
Amorim said on Tuesday that he would look to tap into the club's underage structures to support his first-team squad next season.
United's failure to qualify for the Champions League has put a huge dent in the Old Trafford manager's summer transfer plans.
He said: 'We always prepare two plans. With and without the Champions League. Without the Champions League, we also don't need a big squad.
'We can control the squad in a better way. Then we have a plan, that is to bring in some new players, but our big plan is to improve the team we have, to improve the Academy.
'It was the past, so it can be the future. It can't change much because of Financial Fair Play, we are not allowed to do much, even with the Champions League, so we are prepared.
'It's important to stick together. We are going to struggle, it's not going to be everything right away, but I can see the team improving and that's the most important thing.'
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.
Amorim added that he wouldn't look to place too much pressure on the younger players.
'One issue is we push too much from the beginning and you have social media and all the pressure around the young kids,' he said.
'It's hard to control. I don't want to say any names but I believe in all of them and sometimes, like you said, you have surprises.
'This is a massive club and that is a big question - sometimes we put our young kids on a pedestal and that is an important thing to change, because we need to control that.'
Moorhouse will join up with Jim Crawford's Under-21 squad when he returns from Malaysia, ahead of Ireland's friendlies against Croatia and Qatar U23s in Zagreb next week.
You can watch Manchester United's friendly against the ASEAN All-Stars here with a subscription to MUTV.
Starting-XI: Onana; Munro, Maguire (c), Heaven; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Moorhouse, Mainoo; Hojlund.
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