Amorim ‘appoints position specific coaches in major change from Ten Hag era’

Ruben Amorim has reportedly appointed separate coaches to work with different parts of the Manchester United squad as he looks to improve the club's fortunes.

Man United's head coach has attempted to make changes from Erik ten Hag's reign, including the 39-year-old's training approach.

According to The Telegraph, Amorim has delegated several coaches to work with defenders, midfielders and forwards.

Ten Hag, on the other hand, had reportedly overseen training sessions with all members of the Man United squad.

Amorim had revealed at a press conference on Friday that Carlos Fernandes had been working with Man United's attackers.

The 29-year-old has been Amorim's trusted lieutenant at Casa Pia since he was 23, where he initially received no salary.

Fernandes was a key figure as Amorim Sporting rebuilt Lisbon and will look to control Man United's failed attackers.

Fellow assistants Adelio Candido and Emanuel Ferro have also reportedly been assigned to train in different parts of the Man United squad, while Jorge Vital was the goalkeeping coach who brought Amorim over from Sporting.

Amorim's staff also included sports scientist Paulo Barreira and analyst Eduardo Rosalino, while current Man United coaches Darren Fletcher, Andreas Georgson and Craig Mawson were retained.

Amorim and his coaching staff walked the players through it in slow motion instead of using lengthy video demonstrations.

“I was a football player,” Amorim said, smiling. 'Videos longer than 12 minutes? Forget! Because they lose their concentration. Instead of video, we do it like walking – and jogging – it's a way to do it. I'll show you some video.

'Then we have all the staff. Carlos (Fernandes), for example, is among the strikers. They show individual moments. So we will try to deal with that. Everyone has a role on the staff and they are perhaps more important than me.

“We try to see the game and what's missing. They are very good players, they have to believe in it and we will show individual things. Team stuff. And if you can't run, you can jog.'