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'Amorim has huge job to make United challengers'

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Manchester United Head Coach Ruben Amorim issues instructions to his players
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BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty has been answering your questions.

Alex asked: When Erik ten Hag was in charge, Manchester United fans clamoured for an identifiable style of play. Now they have one under Ruben Amorim, I see complaints that he is stubborn in sticking to his preferred system without the right players. What do they want? And what should they go for?

Phil answered: Well, the system worked well at Liverpool on Sunday. This was Manchester United's best performance under Amorim.

It is clear he has his favoured formation and is sticking to it, while you had no idea what sort of team United were, or what identity they had, under Ten Hag.

I'm not convinced Amorim currently has the players to make the best of his three central defenders strategy, but Sunday will have at least given him and his players belief he has something to build on.

The summer will see him making serious inroads into getting the players to fit his system.

Let's not be fooled by that excellent point at Liverpool, though. Amorim has got a huge job on his hands to make United anything like serious challengers. But at least he has a clear idea.