Ruben Amorim discovers daunting first task at Man Utd as club chiefs make call on £40m flop

Joshua Zirkzee has scored conscionable erstwhile successful 17 appearances for United pursuing his summertime accomplishment from Bologna and has started conscionable 4 Premier League games

Ruben Amorim is faced with the task of repairing the shattered assurance of £40million flop Joshua Zirkzee erstwhile helium takes implicit arsenic manager of Manchester United.

Amorim has arrived successful Manchester aft quitting Sporting Lisbon to win Erik 10 Hag. And though helium is waiting for a enactment licence to beryllium rubber stamped earlier helium tin commencement enactment connected the grooming pitch, the Portuguese manager is alert that Zirkzee is astatine stone bottom.

The Dutchman didn’t adjacent marque the seat for Holland’s Nations League qualifier against Hungary. Netherlands’ manager Ronald Koeman ordered Zirkzee to ticker from the stands aft deciding his miserable United signifier needs to beryllium addressed by his caller nine boss.

Zirkzee has scored conscionable erstwhile successful 17 appearances for United pursuing his summertime accomplishment from Bologna. He has started conscionable 4 Premier League games arsenic the Reds’ mediocre signifier prompted the nine to sack Ten Hag and bring successful Amorim.

Interim brag Ruud van Nistelrooy was unbeaten successful his 4 games arsenic Ten Hag’s impermanent replacement. But Zirkzee’s inability to settee successful Manchester is simply a large origin for interest wrong Old Trafford.

Club chiefs are hoping Amorim tin assistance the 23-year-old to amusement wherefore they bought him. Koeman’s determination to permission him retired was a immense blow.

Asked astir the striker’s deficiency of confidence, Koeman said: “I cognize the crushed and I person my sentiment astir it - but I don't privation to stock this astatine the moment.”

Holland’s manager was hoping Zirkzee’s determination to United would person a galvanising effect - and has started him successful 2 internationals since helium played conscionable a fewer minutes astatine the Euros.

Former Holland striker Wim Kieft believes Amorim could already beryllium reasoning astir selling Zirkzee on. Kieft said: “I fearfulness for Joshua Zirkzee’s aboriginal astatine Manchester United. He was brought successful by Erik 10 Hag, but has hardly scored and lacks prime for apical level.

“Now a caller manager comes successful and if Ruben Amorim judges that helium is excessively airy and successful effectual for United, things volition get truly hard for Zirkzee.”

Koeman has enactment his religion successful Wout Weghorst, the 32-year-old Burnley cull who spent six months connected indebtedness astatine United 2 years ago, and Ajax’s Brian Brobbey, who has not scored successful the Eredivisie this season.

Kieft added: “Weghorst is nary much than a sub. You can’t play shot with him. All helium tin bash is make a spot of a warfare up front.

“None of the 3 strikers are bully capable for the level which is required and nary of them are bully capable to commencement successful a crippled for their country.”

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