Overview

• Rúben Amorim rejected calls to abandon his back-three setup, saying he will not change formation now and that any shift would come through measured evolution.
• Sir Jim Ratcliffe visited Carrington in a pre-planned trip and, along with senior executives, reassured Amorim of support during a difficult start to the season.
• United have one win from four league games and exited the League Cup to fourth-tier Grimsby, described as their worst Premier League start in 33 years.
• Amorim confirmed no player has a guaranteed place, with Altay Bayindir facing competition from deadline-day signing Senne Lammens for the goalkeeper role.
• He wants Bruno Fernandes to operate deeper to help control games and has urged greater aggression and belief, noting United’s chance creation but only one open‑play league goal so far.