Ruben Amorim could be about to get what he wants most at Manchester United in the next few weeks

Ruben Amorim sensed a much-improved Manchester United performance was in the offing ahead of last Sunday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

"Really good," Amorim told MUTV when reviewing his team's work on the training ground last week. "It's so much different when you, for example, have two trainings [sessions] to have everybody, to explain the idea, to work on the little things, and you are happier.

"You feel that you are improving and that is the feeling that I have had this week. Let's see on the game."

United produced their best performance under the Portuguese head coach thus far against the Premier League leaders, securing a well-deserved point. United's players fought tirelessly, producing the kind of performance they are expected to put on every time they cross the white line.

Having lost 2-0 to Newcastle United six days before the trip Anfield, marking a fourth defeat in a row, United's chances of stopping the Liverpool juggernaut appeared to be slim. However, the opportunity to get a decent amount of time on the training ground made all the difference.

Amorim arrived at Old Trafford just as the season paused for the November international break. Following the restart on November 24, United played 11 games in the space of just 36 days before the end of 2024, with turnaround times offering little in the way of meaningful time that could be spent on the Carrington pitches.

Unsurprisingly, throughout that run, Amorim regularly highlighted the need for time on the training ground to get his ideas across. His team's performance at Anfield suggested that he was right.

By the time United arrive at the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon, they will have had a full