Why Ruben Amorim can't take training on his first day as new Manchester United boss

Ruben Amorim has already been dealt his first inconvenience as Manchester United head coach. The 39-year-old took charge of his final game for Sporting CP on Sunday night, leading the Portuguese giants to a dramatic 4-2 win over Braga.

Eager to get his feet under the table at Carrington, he's expected to touch down in Manchester on Monday. However, Amorim cannot lead his first training session until he obtains a visa, which the Manchester Evening News understands is yet to come through.

It's believed that the club expect the visa to be processed quickly. Manchester Evening News also understands that any potential delay is unlikely to be problematic as Amorim will not conduct a full first-team training session until players begin to return from international duty.

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While the Portuguese tactician will initially be without the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Lisandro Martinez, some big names will be immediately available upon his arrival. Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Antony, Casemiro and Amad could be the first players to meet their new boss.

Leny Yoro, who's recently returned from injury, and Luke Shaw could also be among those to welcome Amorim to Carrington. Speaking to MUTV following United's 3-0 win over Leicester City, Fernandes revealed what Ruud van Nistelrooy's training sessions have been like since taking the reins.

"He understood that the momentum of the players is not great," said the United skipper. "The mood was down, the confidence was down, so everything he did every day in training, it was trying to bring joy to the training.

"You know, like trying to bring smiles, trying to be involved, tried to make everyone enjoy it and make it look a little bit loose - the training. And he brought a lot of energy from that, you know, he brought people fighting, training, running, trying duels and lots of small games, competitions and that."

On what he wants from training sessions at Carrington ahead of Amorim's arrival, Fernandes added: "Probably going forward, you needed to do more tactics and whatever. "For him, in the moment, [it] was just he did it, to be honest, and the training has been really enjoyable.

"Everyone is feeling like they are enjoying the training because he was just bringing that extra joy to the training. And I like [that], with small things with small games, just to bring the energy back. And he did it. He did it well. And we said it before the game, we don't know what's going to happen to Ruud and the rest of the staff.

"We don't know who’s going to stay, who doesn’t, and we said it before the game. If this has to be one last dance, it has to be a proper one, because they deserve it for everything they did for us."