Ruben Amorim facing frustrating Man Utd training delay as Ipswich debut beckons

Ruben Amorim is set to take the reins at Manchester United for the first time on Monday following the approval of his visa, according to reports. However, the Portuguese coach could be missing a crucial cog to his Sporting regime at the start of his era at Old Trafford due to work permit delays elsewhere.

United’s non-international players will report to Carrington from Monday as Amorim and his staff gear up for their first match at the helm against Ipswich Town on Sunday.

Four members of Amorim’s backroom staff from Sporting have also received their visas – assistant head coach Carlos Fernandes, first-team coach Emanuel Ferro, goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital, and sports scientist Paulo Barreira.

But the Manchester Evening News claim 28-year-old first-team coach Adelio Candido is still awaiting approval. That said, no issues are anticipated with the final visa, and he is expected to join the fray during the week.

Fernandes, Ferro, Vital, and Barreira will join Amorim on the training pitches, as well as Andreas Georgson, Darren Fletcher and assistant first-team goalkeeper coach Craig Mawson.

Despite a significant number of United’s first-team squad remaining away on international duty, big names, including Casemiro, Mason Mount, Antony, and Marcus Rashford, will be available to get to work early in the week.

Lisandro Martinez has pulled out of the Argentina squad and will undergo an assessment at Carrington upon his return. Meanwhile, Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, and Kobbie Mainoo are all set to continue their rehabilitation from recent injuries.

Amorim is determined to instil a strong identity within his squad during the early stages of his tenure. He has made it clear that he won’t adapt his philosophy in a bid to achieve short-term results, something his predecessor, Erik ten Hag, fell foul of.

Amorim emphasised the importance of this approach to club media, saying: “I think it’s important because a lot of people now talk about the 3-4-3 and the 4-3-3 and all that stuff.

“But when I think as a player or as a teammate of Manchester United, it is not a system of formation, it’s like the character of the players, the way they see the club.”

He added: “So we have to focus on that before everything of how we play, how we press. The most important thing for me at this moment is to create the principles, the identity and the character that we had in the past.

“We know that we need time, but we have to win time. To win time is to win games. But the most important thing for me is identity.

“So since day one we will start with our identity. Of course we are going to prepare the games, but we will focus a lot on our game model. How to play, how to press, these small things, small details.

“You cannot go 100 per cent on every detail because it will be confusing for the players. So if I have to say one thing, my main goal, my first goal, is identity.”