What Ruben Amorim sees on the training ground and why he dropped Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho in biggest move of Man United reign
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A drone was hovering over Carrington again when the Manchester United players got back to work on Monday morning, monitoring their every move on the training ground and transmitting data to Ruben Amorim and his coaching staff. Shielded behind the £250,000 privacy wall installed by Amorim’s predecessor Erik ten Hag, the squad’s return to training after that most dramatic of comebacks in the Manchester derby at the Etihad on Sunday was well observed.
![[Amorim is watching everything his players do with the help of drones on the training pitch]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/21/93209235-14199021-image-m-6_1734382879942.jpg)
The GPS vests they are wearing provided another raft of stats for Amorim’s team of analysts led by Eduardo Rosalino, one of the backroom team he brought with him from Sporting Lisbon, to pore over. There’s no hiding place for footballers these days. Not like back in the year 2000 when Bolton striker Ian Marshall, a notoriously reluctant trainer, used to pull the wool over the eyes of manager Sam Allardyce by taking a heart monitor home to Leicester and putting it on his dog.
![[Amorim's bold call paid off as Amad Diallo secured a dramatic late win against Man City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/23/93209445-14199021-Amorim_s_bold_call_paid_off_as_Amad_Diallo_secured_a_dramatic_la-a-1_1734390811131.jpg)
Nothing is left to chance now: weight, diet, nutrition, recovery. The facts speak for themselves. Perhaps above all, Amorim will trust his eyes and ears. Sir Alex Ferguson used to rely on his intuition when it came to assessing players and their moods, and United’s new head coach seems to be a similar breed.
![[Amorim mentioned how his players dress after Rashford was seen dripping in bling in New York during the November international break]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/21/93209581-14199021-image-a-18_1734383104615.jpg)
Ruben Amorim omitted Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho from his squad on Sunday. Amorim is watching everything his players do with the help of drones on the training pitch. Amorim's bold call paid off as Amad Diallo secured a dramatic late win against Man City.
![[Amorim also spoke about the way his players interact with each other, as he hinted that Rashford have not been giving off good vibes]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/21/93209251-14199021-image-a-19_1734383167038.jpg)
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