Wing-backs, goalscorers and lifting the mood - What Ruben Amorim will do at Manchester United this week

Ruben Amorim breezed into Carrington around 2.30pm on Monday and immediately got to work as Manchester United's new head coach. The place might be quiet during the first week of an international break, but Amorim knows there is little time to waste.

His first game is on Sunday, November 24, but the non-internationals were in yesterday to meet their new boss before getting a few days off for the rest of the week. Amorim will be settling into his new surroundings, and work on the training pitches will only really hit top gear next week.

He takes over a club that has enjoyed a buoyant couple of weeks since the dismissal of Erik ten Hag, but 13th in the Premier League and 15th in the Europa League still speaks volumes as to where this side is at.

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It's been a difficult period for United, on and off the pitch. Although this promises to be a quiet week, there is still plenty for Amorim to do before the real action begins.

Find his wing-backs

In his final press conference as Sporting CP boss, Amorim suggested that his favoured back three formation would be making the journey with him to Manchester. Now he has to find the players to make it work.

United's squad seems to have most bases covered, at least in quantity, if not quality. The real intrigue lies in who Amorim selects at wingback.

So far this season, Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui have occupied those full-back slots, with one of them playing out of position on the left. Given how Amorim likes his wing-backs to offer the width in his system, that seems unlikely