Ruben Amorim's Manchester United transfer stocktake - and the 10 players he can build around

Ruben Amorim will oversee training for the first time this morning as a new era dawns at Manchester United.

Amorim arrived in the country last week and spent time getting his feet under the table at Carrington. The work will ramp up this week as players return from international duty and time off to begin preparation for the trip to Ipswich Town on Sunday.

The appointment of the 39-year-old has raised morale among supporters that progress will soon come at Old Trafford despite United languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table. Amorim will clearly want to put his own stamp on the side but will also require time given he is inheriting a squad largely formed by Erik ten Hag, and won't be able to enforce swathes of change until the summer given the January transfer window is a notoriously difficult time to conduct business.

With that in mind we cast an eye over the squad situation and where the players stand as Amorim gets to work.

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Those players who's squad status is not in question and are likely to form the base for Amorim and United moving forward.

Andre Onana is undisputed first choice in goal and is showing the form, character and credentials of a top Premier League keeper. Should Amorim implement a back three then Lisandro Martinez looks tailor-made for the left sided centre half position. The Argentine has been a consistent performer and was one of Erik ten Hag's better signings.

Mathijs De Ligt may still be in his infancy at United and is somewhat hampered with the Ten Hag signing Dutch players moniker, but he's showed