BREAK? GIVE IT A REST

Amorim says United's big players will not be protected ahead of the Europa League final

- BY DAVID MCDONNELL

RUBEN AMORIM has told Manchester United's big players they will not be rested completely ahead of their Europa League final showdown with Tottenham.

Although Amorim will rotate his squad for tomorrow's visit by West Ham, the United boss said he needs his big players to be sharp for the final in Bilbao on May 21.

Skipper Bruno Fernandes, defenders Harry Maguire and Noussair Mazraoui, midfielder Casemiro and winger Alejandro Garnacho will all be taken out of tomorrow's starting line-up.

But they will all feature against Chelsea, before the Europa League final, because Amorim admitted they cannot afford to go into such a big game cold, without match sharpness and rhythm.

He said: "They will play, because sometimes it's better to play. What I will protect is those players who can get an injury.

"The last game before Tottenham, away to Chelsea, was moved to Friday, so we will have time to recover.

"Bruno doesn't have the problem of any injury, but Harry has, so we will have to manage that. But they have to play and it's better to play than to stay out"