Amorim could mix things up further by moving the Dutchman to the central centre-back position and Maguire to the left. Maguire has experience playing as the left-sided defender in a three for England and Hull City but he is more of a ball-carrying centre-back than a passer.

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that he's "fighting for his job" in the second half of the season while accepting that the club has taken "a risk" with their approach in the January transfer window.

Ruben Amorim says he could not get his message across to Marcus Rashford, feeling that he was not grasping his ideas in the pitch or in training. The relationship between Amorim and Rashford quickly fell apart after the Portuguese arrived as Red Devils boss and the England international was ousted from the first team.

Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven were the only new additions made to Ruben Amorim's Manchester United squad last month.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has spoken out about the club’s lack of signings in the January transfer window just gone. The Portuguese tactician has tried to focus more on the squad he has available to him now,

Ruben Amorim’s first Manchester United signing Patrick Dorgu has been compared to Manchester City star Jeremy Doku. United signed Dorgu from Italian club Lecce towards the end of the January transfer window in a deal worth just under £30m.