Ruben Amorim can unleash a new-look Manchester United attack for the first time vs Man City

There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Ruben Amorim tinkering with his Manchester United starting line-up.

The Portuguese head coach made five changes to the starting XI from last Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest for Thursday night's slender victory over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, meaning United started with yet another new-look attack.

For the first time since the 39-year-old succeeded Erik ten Hag last month, Amad was deployed in the front-three, operating alongside Joshua Zirkzee and Marcus Rashford.

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Amad had made each of his five previous appearances under Amorim at right-wing back, meaning his introduction to the front-three marked the fifth different attacking combination United have started with in Amorim's first six games in charge.

Amid Amorim's need to rotate to combat the busy nature of United's fixture schedule, it is very much possible he could unleash a sixth different front-three in seven games for Sunday's short hop to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.

United will head into the first Premier League meeting between the two this season with the ambition of capitalising on City's current struggles. Their 2-0 reverse to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday night marked a seventh defeat in their last 10 games.

Amorim has played down suggestions City's form could play into United's hands, insisting the Reds "have a lot of issues" of their own. Nevertheless, United ought to embrace the opportunity of trying to clinch a first win at the Etihad since March 2021.

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