Leny Yoro has received his first senior France call-up from new national team manager Zinedine Zidane.The 20-year-old was drafted into the squad at the 11th hour after Real Madrid centre-back Ibrahima Konate has withdrawn after sustaining a minor right knee sprain.Yoro has represented his country from under-17 levelGettyThe youngster was already present at the France camp following his initial call-up by the under-21 manager Gerald Baticle.Yoro has endured an underwhelming start to his third campaign at Old Trafford, but will be able to build his confidence by training alongside world-class duo William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano.Zidane’s squad are preparing to play their first four Nations League games against Turkey, Belgium, and Italy.The defender is among seven players who have received their first senior France call-up by the manager – alongside Guillaume Restes, Jean Butez, Andy Diouf, Jeremy Jacquet, Lucas Da Cunha and Esteban Lepaul. Frustrations at Old TraffordYoro has struggled to ensure a starting spot since signing for the Red Devils in the summer of 2024.The Frenchman is yet to start a Premier League game this campaign and has been an unused substitute for three matches out of the opening five games.The France international featured for 16 minutes in the win over Ipswich Town and for just six minutes in the draw with Everton, before being left out for the subsequent two outings against Manchester City and Fulham.Yoro has only started games outside the Premier League, including United’s Champions League opener and in their Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton.The latter fixture saw a partnership of him and Ayden Heaven come under criticism for their poor performances.Carrick defended the youngster last week, and said: “He’s 20, Leny, you know?Michael Carrick defended Yoro following criticism of his recent performancesGetty“And again, in context, he’s got a fantastic future ahead of him and a lot of potential, and he’s learning, he’s developing.“To be at this club in place as a centre-back at such a young age, it’s a challenging position. It’s one that he can do for sure, it’s one that Ayden can do for sure, but there’s no cut-off point. “Some players progress and find when they’re 18, they’re at that level where they can really perform. Some players, like Leny, showed he can perform. I’ve got no worries for Leny. I think he does a lot of really good things and it’s part of learning.“Sometimes it might be 20, sometimes you see players 22, 23, 24 where they start developing. So there’s definitely no cut-off point. He’s just got to keep progressing and moving in the right direction, wanting to learn, keep improving, getting more opportunities.“He’s doing a lot of good things, and I think we’ve got to be careful again, and I certainly won’t [be] making knee-jerk decisions on certain players just because of one game or one half or one moment in a game, and we’ve got a lot of belief in Leny for sure.”Crucial period for YoroUnited agreed a £58.9 million package with Lille to bring the youngster to Old Trafford just over two years ago, beating the likes of Liverpool, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain to his signature.Zidane has succeeded Deschamps as France boss and will play his first game as the national team manager against TurkeyGettyHowever, the club hierarchy are hoping 2027 will be a complete defensive rebuild and Yoro will need to impress in his third successive season in Manchester to prove he belongs in United’s long-term plans.Yoro will hope his international call-up could give him a run of starts to build momentum in his Man United career.The Zidane era for France is starting for Les Bleus, and the FFF president has revealed that the football legend will be doing things differently to Didier Deschamps.He said: “I think he has very clear ideas in what he wants to do, in the way he wants to manage this French team. It’s a real new page.“He took 23 players instead of 26. That is a first sign. He took names, perhaps, that we didn’t expect.“In everything he is going to do, I think he wants to change things. Change things with a clear objective, which is to win. I think Zinedine is the one best suited to extend this golden age for us.”