Amorim's opening weeks at United will involve compromise - either his preferred formation or fielding square pegs in round holes

For a club who have been champions of Europe three times, a win in continental competition really shouldn’t be such a rarity. But it was 380 days since Manchester United had tasted victory against foreign opposition.

The focus at Manchester United in January will be on loan deals, according to reports.This is perhaps the strongest hint yet that United don’t have the finances to make permanent signings midway