Man United Season Preview: What Amorim needs to fix

Manchester United’s pre-season is here and Ruben Amorim has his work cut out after his disastrous first few months in charge, but what, precisely, does he need to achieve before the Premier League resumes in mid-August? The training squad is five lighter after Rashford, Sancho, Garnacho, Antony, and Malacia were given extra time away to find new clubs, so where does new no. 10 Cunha fit and how strong is each department looking? Welcome to the first episode on Talk of the Devils’ new YouTube channel, with Ian Irving, Carl Anka, Laurie Whitwell and Andy Mitten here to guide you through their hopes, dreams and fears ahead of the new season. Hosts: Ian Irving, Laurie Whitwell, Carl Anka and Andy Mitten Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Audio Producer: Ollie Bellwood Video Producer: Grayson Moody Listen to the show and buy tour tickets here: bio.to/totd2025 Instagram: @totdevils Tik Tok: @totdevils Timecodes: 00:00 - Welcome to Talk of the Devils! 02:04 - Pre-season starts, do we still believe in Amorim? 07:44 - Mitigating circumstances around the club 10:28 - Will Amorim joining mid-season show some benefits? 15:17 - Amorim's to-do list: Nail the formation 19:38 - Improve spirit 23:03 - Win games & score goals 29:01 - Get nastier 30:30 - What to do with Kobbie & Amad 32:40 - Targeting Premier League players, Cunha, Mbuemo, etc 36:56 - Question marks over no.9 40:59 - Amad, forward or wingback? 43:27 - Assessing midfield options 46:38 - Do United need defensive reinforcements? 48:22 - Picking our starting three centre-backs 54:37 - Hopes, dreams, fears for the upcoming season 01:01:02 - Transfers to sort out 01:03:38 - Dealing with a reduced fixture list 01:04:52 - Gabriel Heinze's return to Old Trafford 01:06:23 - Carl's bad take amnesty, wild predictions for the season ahead Thumbnail: David Rogers, Justin Setterfield, Michael Regan via Getty Images #mufc #manchesterunited #premierleague