Following the appointment of Ruben Amorim as the club's new head coach earlier this month, the former Sporting Lisbon boss is expected to implement a new way of playing at Old Trafford. He arrived in England on Monday,

Ruud van Nistelrooy's assignment is complete and with an unbeaten record (3W-1D-0L in four games - all competitions) after Manchester United cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leicester at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Amorim inherits a steadied ship but he will dropped in the deep end when he takes charge of training this week and moulding a flawed squad into his 3-4-3 system will be no easy feat

"In 2014, before I signed with Real Madrid, I had already agreed with Manchester United ," he said. "That would have been a move from Bayern to United. But then they kicked out David Moyes, who I was still sitting on my couch with in Munich and hired Louis van Gaal. Then we both declined with thanks."

Cristiano Ronaldo's well-documented grievances with Erik ten Hag proved to be the beginning of the end for the Dutchman.

Erik ten Hag has been linked with a new job less than a month after his exit from Premier League side Manchester United. The Dutchman’s time at Old Trafford left fans disappointed after the buzz that surrounded him during his time with Eredivisie side Ajax.