What Ruben Amorim has changed at Manchester United training from Erik ten Hag era

Ruben Amorim watched on at Carrington as an almost fully fit Manchester United squad trained ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash with Czech outfit Viktoria Plzen.

United fly out on Wednesday afternoon as they seek a third consecutive win in the competition that would see them close the gap to the top eight and the automatic qualifying spots for the last-16.

Only Luke Shaw was missing from the training group as the injury situation at the club finally abated. As per UEFA guidelines, the media were invited in to see the first 15 minutes of the session.

This is what we noticed from training:

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Amorim's watching brief

The section of open training we were permitted to see was taken up entirely by rondos, and while there were plenty of coaching and fitness staff out on the grass, Amorim stood alone, distant from the fun unfolding in front of him.

Coaches won't learn an awful lot from watching a rondo, and Amorim was happy to let other staff members observe the two groups of outfield players going through the drill.

Amorim stood alone, maybe 20 yards away from the rondos. When the sessions really get going, the head coach becomes a central figure, talking players through drills in his 3-4-3 shape, but when time allows, he is happy to step back.

Staff watch on

It was noticeable how many staff members were at the training session compared to Erik ten Hag. Under the Dutchman, there would generally only be the first-team coaches out on the grass, but on Wednesday morning, there were 17 different staff members out, including