'Important' - Ruben Amorim just answered something that Erik ten Hag couldn't at Manchester United

Erik ten Hag spent over £400million during his time in charge of Manchester United.

Ten Hag was the heaviest backed manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era and yet still faced accusations that his team didn't have a style of play or a distinguishable identity.

That was one of many reasons why it was time for Ten Hag to be sacked. Ruben Amorim has been appointed as his successor and it shouldn't take long for fans to see his philosophy.

It was frustrating to watch an unorganised United during Ten Hag's tenure but things are about to change. Amorim's first game in charge will come against Ipswich Town on November 24 and the new head coach plays with a very different formation, which should be fascinating.

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Amorim favours players who can produce intensity and was asked about his style of play when he was finally invited to sit down and conduct his first interview with the club's media.

“I think it's important because a lot of people now talk about the 3-4-3 and the 4-3-3 and all that stuff," said Amorim. "But when I think as a player or as a team-mate of Manchester United, it is not a system or formation, it's like the character of the players, the way they see the club.

"So we have to focus on that before the everything of how we play, how we press. The most important thing for me at this moment is to create the principles, the identity and the character that we had in the past. In one word: team. The team is the most important thing for me.

"And if you work as a team, then the talent individually is going to shine. But if I have to explain the importance of everything, it