Of their closing match earlier than Ruben Amorim formally takes over as supervisor, Manchester United recorded a 3-0 victory over Leicester Metropolis at Previous Trafford on Saturday.
The win capped a profitable four-game unbeaten run for interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took over in late October. Van Nistelrooy’s 75% win charge throughout his transient spell is the most effective in United’s historical past.
Bruno Fernandes was the star of the present, scoring the opening purpose and contributing to the second. The United captain has now scored extra targets for the membership than membership legend Eric Cantona.
Fernandes’ resurgence beneath Van Nistelrooy will probably be of specific curiosity to incoming supervisor Amorim, who is ready to formally start his tenure on Monday. Fernandes failed to attain in his closing 17 appearances beneath earlier supervisor Erik ten Hag, however has netted 4 occasions in 4 video games since Van Nistelrooy took cost.
The brand new supervisor can even be inspired by the performances of midfielders Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte, who’ve shaped a stable partnership beneath the interim boss. Wing-backs Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui additionally impressed, although the previous struggled at occasions towards Leicester’s Abdul Fatawu.
With the worldwide break now upon us, Amorim may have time to evaluate his new squad earlier than United’s subsequent Premier League match towards Ipswich City on November 24.
