Ruben Amorim might have found the Manchester United partnership he's been waiting for

There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Ruben Amorim changing his back three.

For the fourth game running, the Manchester United head coach made one change to his defensive line for Sunday night's slender 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, handing a recall to Harry Maguire.

The England international traded places with Leny Yoro, flanked by Matthihs de Ligt and match-winner Lisandro Martinez. It was the first time the trio had started together since the FA Cup triumph over Arsenal 14 days earlier.

With games having come thick and fast in the last couple of weeks, Amorim has had no choice but to rotate his pack to keep everyone as fresh as possible. He made five changes to his starting XI at Craven Cottage and more are guaranteed in Romania on Thursday night.

United will travel to Bucharest for their clash with FCSB with the ambition of finishing the job and progressing to the Europa League last-16 without the need for next month's play-off round. Amorim has made no secret of just how desperate he is to avoid having two more fixtures added to United's schedule.

If the midweek jaunt to Romania goes according to plan, United's February schedule will consist of four Premier League fixtures and an FA Cup fourth round clash with Leicester City. Three of those games are to be played at Old Trafford, minimising the amount of travel time.

A reduction in the number of games should also give Amorim the chance to reduce the number of changes he is having to make from game to game to keep his team as fresh as possible. Sixteen games in just nine weeks has made rotation a necessity.

Sunday's victory on the banks of the Thames was accompanied with a clean sheet - just the second United have recorded under Amorim and