Ruben Amorim set for Man Utd squad cull as stars face uncertain future

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Ruben Amorim is going to have to assess an underperforming Manchester United squad extremely carefully in the coming months, so he can determine the changes required to implement his system.

This change at Man United is not expected to happen immediately. Of course for almost two months after he takes charge at Old Trafford the transfer window will be closed, then the winter window typically brings higher prices that clubs are unwilling to pay so It ultimately remains to be seen if Amorim pushes for any swift movement in the market, though as things stand the strategy would seem to be to work with what he inherits and devise a strategy for next summer.

By then a number of players will be out of contract, whilst question marks hand over several others. MEN Sport's Samuel Luckhurst recently identified eight, to be exact, who face exits as part of a huge exodus.

And following on from that, on Monday Night Football, pundit Jamie Carragher looked at what 3-4-3 shaped team the incoming coach can create from the current crop. "I think in Ugarte and [Kobbie] Mainoo - Ugarte's a player he knows, and also when I've seen Sporting Lisbon play, these two players don't just sit and don't move here.