Ruben Amorim is about to deliver the Manchester United plan Ralf Rangnick recommended

It was impossible to watch Ruben Amorim's first interview as Manchester United head coach without feeling enthused.

The 39-year-old, who arrived in England on Monday, hit all the right notes and struck the right tone as he was quizzed by a member of United's in-house media team.

Less than a week into his tenure as United boss, Amorim, who will take charge for the first time when his side faces Ipswich Town at Portman Road next Sunday, has already offered an insight into the type of character he is.

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Easy going and incredibly charismatic, there is nothing to dislike about the former Sporting Lisbon boss. He never stops smiling and you can sense just how excited he is to be at United.

With the cameras rolling, Amorim, who speaks excellent English, started talking, and it quickly became clear that identity was the buzz word of the interview.

"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," Amorim said. "But when I think as a player or as a teammate of Manchester United, it is not a system of 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.

"We know that we need time, but we have to win time. To win time is to win games. But the most important thing for me is identity."

Under Erik ten Hag, it was often hard to work out what United's identity was. He arrived at Old