Ruben Amorim has a problem at Manchester United - but it's one Erik ten Hag was desperate for

With the exception of Altay Bayindir replacing Andre Onana in goal, Ruben Amorim must be feeling tempted to name an unchanged team for Sunday's FA Cup third round clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United produced their best performance of the Portuguese chief's reign last weekend, earning a well-deserved point in a spirited 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. Amad earned the Reds a share of the spoils after strikes from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah had wiped out Lisandro Martinez's opener.

Amorim recalled Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Bruno Fernandes to the starting XI against the Merseysiders, taking the number of changes he has made to his starting line-up over his first 12 games in charge to an eye-catching 51.

However, the former Sporting Lisbon chief's refusal to alter his back-three was a rarity. After Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire and Martinez had started the 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United six days earlier, they kept their places, marking only the second occasion United had started with the same defence in successive games since Amorim's appointment.

Such was the way United conceded two fairly cheap goals against Newcastle, it was argued Leny Yoro should come back into the team at Anfield, not least to offer the backline some speed against a rapid Liverpool attack.

However, Amorim, speaking at his pre-match press conference last Friday, highlighted the need for leaders to step forward and take responsibility. At the age of 19, Yoro is yet to earn his leadership badges, making it easy to understand Amorim's refusal to reintroduce him to the back-three from the start against Liverpool.

Yoro was drafted in from Lille last summer in a deal that could eventually be worth £58.9million. Real