Robbie Savage explains why Amorim’s 3-4-3 system WON’T be an immediate success

Robbie Savage insists Man United will 'struggle' to play in new head coach Ruben Amorim's favored 3-4-3 system until he can revamp his squad.

The 39-year-old guided Sporting Lisbon to two Portuguese titles while favoring the formation, but has had mixed results with it at Old Trafford so far.

Amorim immediately implemented the system in his new team for his first match against Ipswich on Sunday and despite taking an early lead at Portman Road they could only draw 1-1 with the newly promoted side.

It was a similar story in Amorim's second match, as Alejandro Garnacho's first-minute strike was quickly canceled out by European minnows Bodo/Glimt – before United eventually held on for a 3-2 win.

And Savage, who started his playing career at Old Trafford, believes his former side will continue to run into problems.

“They don't have the players for that system,” Savage said of TNT's run-in to the Europa League match.

'I think he will need a huge recruitment drive in January or the summer to get the players into that system.

'In Portugal he would dominate matches with Sporting with a 3-4-3, because they are one of the best teams against lesser teams.'

Against Bodo/Glimt, Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez played as a trio in the back three for the first time, with the latter lasting just an hour before being replaced by Luke Shaw.

However, Savage believes the formation issues go deeper than just the defenders.

'I don't think (Alejandro) Garnacho is a 10 in this system. I think he'll drift wide,” Savage said.

'In a 3-4-3, every player has to cover wide spaces, especially the central midfielders.

'Every player has to defend and every player has to attack.

“It's all about players and I don't think he has the players for this system.”