Ruben Amorim expressed his desire for intensity at the beginning of his reign. Manchester United According to reports, the coach. The 39-year-old’s request is said to mean Christian Eriksen’s end at the end of the season, despite his mini-renaissance in recent months.

Amorim faces the difficult task of instilling a starkly different philosophy in United’s underperforming players. Erik ten HagThe term of office is two and a half years.

He has firmly hinted at plans to adopt his preferred 3-4-3 formation from Sporting, which would require another level of tactical acumen from the squad he inherited at Carrington.

Amorim will be able to lead the training sessions only after receiving a work permit, which is expected to arrive in the coming days.

However, he started his job in Manchester on Monday, a day after his last outing to Sporting, where he maintained his perfect Primeira Liga record by beating his former club Braga 4-2.

The Portuguese tactician was all smiles when he met United chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and coach Jason Wilcox at Carrington.

With most of his players away on international duty, he holds a few low-key meetings at the club’s training base during his first week.

And Amorim reportedly emphasized the word “intensity” when discussing the attitude he wanted to create at United by improving his current squad and bringing in new arrivals.

Accordingly Fabrizio RomanoThe Red Devils will target high-energy players in Amorim’s first few transfer windows.

He needs players who can thrive as part of a formidable back three formation and “intensity” is claimed to be a crucial word at the start of his era.

The report states that Eriksen is unlikely to stay at United under the management of Amorim, whose contract expires at the end of the season.

The same type of players (on the wrong side of 30 or slower pace) are expected to be left behind as part of the club’s new direction.

Eriksen has four goals and three assists in nine appearances this season, while he scored just three goals in his first two seasons at Old Trafford.

Just last month, Ten Hag revealed he was “very happy” with the 32-year-old playmaker’s contributions, particularly his developing partnership with Kobbie Mainoo.

He said: “It’s clear he’s had a good season so far; his contribution to connecting key passes, being creative, calm and composed is important to the team.”

United look set to return to the transfer market as early as January, with Amorim set to turn his fortunes around and make his first season a success.