Ruben Amorim has started his time as Manchester United’s head coach by utilizing a total of 383 players in his first five games. He has also made the most allowed substitutions, opting for five in each match. He has achieved only two victories so far and is still recovering from a 3-2 loss at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Since then, the spotlight has turned to the boardroom following the unexpected exit of sporting director Dan Ashworth. Amorim has faced criticism for his frequent changes, which Gary Neville claims indicate the coach’s dissatisfaction with what he observes. READ MORE: Manchester United has given its opinion on Paul Pogba following claims about his impressive return. “When you continually substitute players and remove five from the game, you’re essentially conveying a message to all of them, as they’ve been excluded from the starting lineup due to a lack of trust,” Neville stated. Amorim aims to bring more stability with Thursday’s match against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League in Czechia. Several players might expect to receive more playing time, as nine of them have participated in each of his matches to date. This was likely expected for Andre Onana and Bruno Fernandes, but it may also provide an opportunity for players like Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte. However, there are four other players who have either not played or have only been used once by Amorim so far. Almost all of them share a common theme of age… Christian Eriksen. Eriksen, who turns 33 in February, has been utilized by Amorim only once up to now.
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