Five players Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim MUST push out of Old Trafford… and five he needs to build team around
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IF Ruben Amorim did not recognise the scale of his Manchester United task before, he surely does now. Sunday’s 3-0 Old Trafford trouncing by Bournemouth left United 13th at Christmas — seven points closer to the relegation zone than the Prem summit.
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The Portuguese manager had pondered whether to take the Prem plunge mid-season or wait until the end of the campaign before leaving Sporting Lisbon. Unsurprisingly, the lure of Old Trafford and turning around a suffering beast proved too great. But Amorim needs to wave a magic wand fast or risk seeing the season unravel, with dire consequences for summer recruitment.
![[The Red Devils endured a humbling defeat to Bournemouth on Sunday]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/every-second-media-alamy-live-959237126.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Amorim has a preferred 3-4-3 formation and plenty of the squad he inherited are not designed to play in such a system. If fans did not believe that a few weeks ago, they will do now. SunSport looks at the five players Amorim needs to build his team around, the five who must be pushed through the exit door and those whose future remains in their hands...
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Uruguayan midfielder struggled in his early games but that might have been because everything Erik ten Hag touched had already started turning to dust. In recent weeks, Ugarte has looked like the real deal, with a genuine ability to do that vital dirty work in the middle.
![[Amad Diallo has been a bright spot in an otherwise dreary season at United]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/amad-diallo-manchester-united-manchester-959467300.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. Ivorian wideman has been at United for five years — but is starting to turn his promise into something concrete. Amorim needs the wider players in his attacking trident to be able to invert and cause problems but also have the ability to attack in the outer areas of the pitch. Amad ticks all those boxes, with pace to burn.
![[Leny Yoro arrived from France with heaps of potential]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/leny-yoro-manchester-united-premier-959254896.jpg?strip=all&w=794)
