Ruben Amorim looks on ahead of the match between Sporting and Manchester City, and Angel Gomes speaks to the media during a press conference at St Georges Park. Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images and Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Ruben Amorim will live or die at Man United by the results the squad achieves, the level of their performances and the players the Portuguese buys.
While the January transfer window is still a few weeks away, with the mid-season market often quieter than the summer, the 39-year-old will surely want to put his stamp on the squad as soon as possible.
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He already is admitted to being “surprised” from what he has seen in training, as well as having to make a “very hard” decision..
Now it’s his boss who’s on the block, so any decision he makes, especially in these early weeks of his tenure, will be digested, scrutinized and analyzed.
Amorim will need to quickly figure out what he needs and where, and then begin the process of turning what is essentially still Erik ten Hag’s Man United into his own version.
Even an ex-Red Devil has already been included for a sensational return, with The Sun noting that the new manager is a long-time admirer of Angel Gomes.
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Gomes became United’s youngest ever Premier League debut aged 16 years and 263 days, in a game against Crystal Palace in May 2017.
Never one to deliver on his promise, the England ace has spent time at Lille in Ligue One and restored his reputation to such an extent that a return to Old Trafford no longer seems pie in the sky.
Since his current contract with the French club ends next June (transfer market), would mean he could return to the club that gave him his first big break on a free transfer.
Clearly, this would make him a very attractive proposition for Amorim, especially if the manager is unhappy with the players he already has in the squad in Gomes’ position.
