According to a former member of Amorim's Sporting backroom staff, players with too many skin folds would be banished to the sidelines for two weeks. Given that philosophy served him so well in Portugal, United stars are set to be in for the same treatment.

Ruben Amorim has urged Manchester United to rival Chelsea in the transfer race to sign Benfica star Tomás Araújo, according to reports. Araújo has established himself as an important player in the Benfica XI and Chelsea are believed to be ‘in love’ with the impressive young centre-back.

Ruben Amorim has been trying to build a rapport with his Manchester United players on the training pitch at Carrington - and a video gives a good insight into his methods