Man United head coach Ruben Amorim has been given a much-needed boost ahead of his first game in charge on Sunday.
The sight of Kobbie Mainoo back on the grass at the Carrington earlier this week was exactly what Manchester United's supporters wanted to see ahead of Ruben Amorim 's first game in charge this weekend.
Next Tuesday will mark exactly a year to the day since Mainoo made his full Premier League debut for United, starring in their 3-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park. Deployed at the base of the midfield that afternoon, he produced an outstanding display. Amid Casemiro's downfall last season, United went into the summer transfer window knowing they had to recruit a world-class defensive-midfielder to sit alongside Mainoo in the engine room. After several months of speculation, Manuel Ugarte joined the club from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day.
Signing a player of Ugarte's profile was exactly what both United and Mainoo needed. The Uruguayan was expected to slot straight into United's first-choice midfield and become Mainoo's perfect partner. It was a forgettable afternoon, meaning it was hard to assess just how Ugarte and Mainoo could work in tandem.
Ugarte, under former United interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, formed a strong bond with Casemiro in midfield, but Mainoo's recent return to training means he could soon replace the Brazilian in the starting XI, forming Amorim's first-choice midfield next to Ugarte.
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