Man Utd chiefs are impressed with two key traits of new boss Ruben Amorim…

New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has already impressed the officials at Old Trafford despite not having a match in charge yet.

Insiders have revealed that the 39-year-old exuded a confident air and little charisma during his first week at the club.

The confident Portuguese also joined a group of fans who were on a tour of the stadium before happily mingling with each other and posing for photos. Although he clearly has an important task, the (very) first signals are positive.

Meanwhile, one of Ruud van Nistelrooy's last acts at United was to donate a jacket to the club's charity charity winter coat appeal.

The Dutchman, who won three and drew one of his four games as caretaker manager following the departure of compatriot Erik ten Hag, handed over one of his club jackets at a collection point at United's training ground in Carrington.

A large number of players from both men's and women's teams followed suit.

Surprise candidate for Match of the Day

One contender whose name is not widely circulated in the race to succeed Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host is TNT Sports' Reshmin Chowdhury.

The 46-year-old, a qualified journalist, has admirers within the BBC and has commented on major tournaments for the broadcaster.

Interestingly, sources have told Inside Sport that Alex Kay-Jelski, the BBC sporting director who will make the call, tried to bring Chowdhury to The Athletic when he was previously editor.

He was unsuccessful on that occasion, but it would be difficult to see Chowdhury turning down what is seen as the pinnacle of presenting in British sport.

Brady warns of 'dangers lurking'

Baroness Karren Brady launched a scathing attack on the football regulator last week as the Football Governance Bill was debated in the House of Lords.

West Ham's vice-chairman warned of 'dangers lurking' in the legislation, adding that 'there is a risk of stifling the very thing that makes English football so unique'.

What was also unique was the fact that the conservative colleague was speaking.

According to Hansard, Brady's impassioned statement – which happened to defend the interests of both West Ham and the Premier League – was the 55-year-old's first contribution to a debate in as many as 20 months.

Gloveless Trafford needs help

A late call-up to the England squad capped an interesting week for Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford.

The 22-year-old, who replaced Aaron Ramsdale, arrived at Turf Moor for the Clarets' clash with Swansea City last Sunday only to realize he had left his gloves on the team bus.

A hasty emergency call was made to the driver, who was on his way back to the depot and who found the gloves, turned around and took them off.

A relieved Trafford then kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win and were rewarded days later with a Three Lions raise from Under 21s.

Sky's attack on Anfield

Sky Sports has raided Anfield for a new point of contact with clubs.

Liverpool first-team communications manager Joe Questier will move into a key liaison role.

Questier replaces the highly rated Adam Craig, who Inside Sport revealed would be leaving to join Gary Neville's production company Buzz 16.

Risky whiskey copyright

EFL clubs have been ordered to remove adverts from competition sponsor Jamesons from their big screens due to a copyright issue.

Bosses wrote to all parties last week to tell them that the whiskey giant had informed them of an issue with the soundtrack used in their Ginger and Lime adverts and urged them to remove all big screen adverts 'as soon as possible' possible' to delete.

New boss in town

Dido Harding's first step as senior steward (chairman) of The Jockey Club was to replace outgoing Chief Executive, Nevin Truesdale, who steps down next month.

Baroness Test and Trace's poor form looks set to continue after a high-profile American race leader beat others to the job but withdrew at the eleventh hour to remain in the United States.

With only unsuccessful candidates left to return to or ask Truesdale to stay on, Harding is instead forced to appoint an interim solution.

However, in the form of the returning Charlie Boss – previously Chief Commercial Officer at the racing organization before leaving for Southampton – the organization has found a popular and progressive new leader with Disney, The FA and the RFU on his CV.

The appointment is interim, but will he remain in charge in the long term if he can turn around the embattled body?

The Jockey Club is struggling financially and has had to cut back on prize money. Morale among staff is believed to have declined, while audiences at The Cheltenham Festival have fallen by 50,000 in two seasons.