Amorim could mix things up further by moving the Dutchman to the central centre-back position and Maguire to the left. Maguire has experience playing as the left-sided defender in a three for England and Hull City but he is more of a ball-carrying centre-back than a passer.

Ruben Amorim says he could not get his message across to Marcus Rashford, feeling that he was not grasping his ideas in the pitch or in training. The relationship between Amorim and Rashford quickly fell apart after the Portuguese arrived as Red Devils boss and the England international was ousted from the first team.

Ruben Amorim opted against keeping Ruud van Nistelrooy as he was joined by six backroom staff members at Man United.

Manchester United flops Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund have been warned that Ruben Amorim has ‘no faith’ left in them. The two centre forwards, who have cost United more than £100million combined in recent years, have both flattered to deceive since their respective arrivals in the Premier League.

Chido Obi-Martin is only 17 but, as a prolific Man United striker, he could force his way into the first team squad this season.

With Ruben Amorim now 13 Premier League games into his reign following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, we have crunched the numbers to see how he stacks up against the first 13-game records of the post-Fergie managerial alumni across Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham, and, of course, United themselves.

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United have taken a risk with their transfer business and that everyone is "fighting" for their jobs until the summer.

Ruben Amorim will speak at Carrington ahead of Man United's game against Leicester City in the FA Cup on Friday.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has shown that he can be ruthless towards some of his squad, including Marcus Rashford.