Ipswich vs Manchester United live updates: Premier League team news ahead of Ruben Amorim’s first game

Nick Miller: A feeling that they are at least moving towards something – a feeling that disappeared at some point during Ten Hag’s second season.

One of the interesting things from an outsider’s perspective, assuming Amorim actually sticks to the signature 3-4-2-1 system, is which players he will recycle to fit into it.

There will be a few United players who will wonder what Amorim can do for them.

Seb Stafford-Bloor: Improving data and performance trends, but few tangible rewards.

Amorim is a super appointment, as good a manager as United could possibly attract at the moment, but he has already said that he will not be able to play the football in England that he did with Sporting.

Adaptation will be needed on both sides. Furthermore, while the United squad has underperformed, it would be a stretch to describe it as being full of latent talent.

I expect Amorim to struggle with some of his limitations, force some square pegs into round holes, and spend the rest of the season bouncing between really encouraging results and hugely disappointing losses.