Rasmus Hojlund starts, Marcus Rashford’s new position – Man Utd icon’s perfect Ruben Amorim starting XI ahead of Sunday game

Rasmus Hojlund starts, Marcus Rashford’s new position – Man Utd icon’s perfect Ruben Amorim starting XI ahead of Sunday game

New Man Utd manager Ruben Amorim led his first training session this week as he mulls over the Red Devils starting line-up ahead of his first game in charge on Sunday

On Monday, Amorim oversaw his first United practice at Carrington. Although some of his players were away on international duty, the Portuguese manager, who took over for Erik ten Hag after arriving from Sporting CP, had the opportunity to see some of his players up close for the first time.

Before his first match as manager, a Premier League away match against Ipswich Town on Sunday, the 39-year-old is anticipated to try to instill in the Red Devils team the same coaching philosophy that earned him two Primeira Liga crowns.

Amorim is anticipated to dismantle Ten Hag’s strategy and teach his new players the 3-4-3 formation he used at Sporting.

Five-time Premier League champion Brown’s XI was as follows: Andre Onana; Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez; Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Noussair Mazraoui; Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford; Rasmus Hojlund.

He explained: “With everyone fit, I’d like to see a back three of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez in front of Andre Onana.

I’d like to see Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo in the middle with Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui as wing-backs
“Then Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford in behind Rasmus Hojlund.

That team has plenty of creativity as well as pace at the back, but I’m sure everyone under Amorim will get a chance to impress.”

Rashford has primarily been used coming off the left flank in recent seasons to varying degrees of success, but Amorim’s system uses wing-backs instead of wingers.

He also played as a striker when he first broke into the team in 2016, but Brown’s suggestion would mean him having to learn a new position.

Amorim’s first training session saw the manager split his players up into two teams. The ‘A team’ lined up in a 3-4-3 shape, with Leny Yoro, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw as a back three.

Ahead of them were Antony, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo and Tyrell Malacia, with Amad Diallo, Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount as the three most attacking players.