Of their last match earlier than Ruben Amorim formally takes over as supervisor, Manchester United recorded a 3-0 victory over Leicester Metropolis at Outdated Trafford on Saturday.
The win capped a profitable four-game unbeaten run for interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took over in late October. Van Nistelrooy’s 75% win price throughout his temporary spell is one of the best in United’s historical past.
Bruno Fernandes was the star of the present, scoring the opening objective and contributing to the second. The United captain has now scored extra objectives for the membership than membership legend Eric Cantona.
Fernandes’ resurgence beneath Van Nistelrooy will likely be of explicit curiosity to incoming supervisor Amorim, who is about to formally start his tenure on Monday. Fernandes failed to attain in his last 17 appearances beneath earlier supervisor Erik ten Hag, however has netted 4 occasions in 4 video games since Van Nistelrooy took cost.
The brand new supervisor may also be inspired by the performances of midfielders Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, who’ve shaped a strong partnership beneath the interim boss. Wing-backs Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui additionally impressed, although the previous struggled at occasions in opposition to Leicester’s Abdul Fatawu.
With the worldwide break now upon us, Amorim may have time to evaluate his new squad earlier than United’s subsequent Premier League match in opposition to Ipswich City on November 24.
