Of all the talented young players currently at Carrington, it is the 16-year-old central defender who has caught Ruben Amorim’s eye.

Now, it looks as though he is set to feature in the group to head to Old Trafford on Thursday.

Wednesday saw the Manchester United squad be put through their paces by Amorim and his coaching staff at Carrington.

View Tweet

Much to the delight of fans, the group included Kukonki, as the teenager was pictured looking right at home along with the first-team squad.

Kukonki’s chances of being involved at least in the squad were boosted as Amorim confirmed both Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro would miss out along with Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans seemingly missing training.

Formerly only an under-18 regular, Kukonki is the only youngster who Amorim has had in first-team training with even Harry Amass sent back to the U21s and U18s.

There is a fairly logical reason for this.

While still so young, Kukonki is viewed as a possible history-maker for United, as he has over a year to make his debut and become the youngest defender to play for the club.