EPL: Why Manchester United might still struggle under newly appointed manager Ruben Amorim this season

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Ruben Amorim's arrival at Manchester United comes with a lot of uncertainty as the Portuguese is challenged to make effective changes at the club
The Red Devils failed to win their last match in the English Premier League before the former Portuguese international resume his role as new head coach
Top football analyst has shared his thoughts on the former Sporting Lisbon manager's arrival at Old Trafford, and believes he might struggle a bit

Manchester United announced the appointment of Ruben Amorim as their new coach last week after parting ways with Dutch manager Erik ten Hag.

The Portuguese mentor will resume his role on November 11, but there are doubts about his arrival at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils played out a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Sunday evening under their interim coach, Ruud Van Nistelrooy. This match showed some of the squad's flaws ahead of Amorim's resumption.

Ruben Amorim becomes Manchester United new manager.

Why Manchester United might still struggle under Amorim

Football pundit Michael Afolayan shared an exclusive comment with Legit.ng via WhatsApp while analysing Manchester United's performance against Chelsea ahead of Amorim's arrival.

"The match against Chelsea proved that Erik ten Hag was not the only problem Manchester United have this season," he said."Amorim is a good coach, and his reputation at his previous clubs proves that, but does he have the right players to work with United? That's a million-dollar question if you ask me."United's attacking line earlier today was so poor, especially Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford."Zirkzee was even brought in to lighten things up, but he was poor too. If United had good attackers today, they would've earned all three points."

Afolayan explained why he thinks the former Sporting Lisbon manager might struggle in England.

"Amorim might have issues bringing out the best from this United squad, which is one of the reasons why the Portuguese might find it hard in England," he added."It's all assumption from us all, even those who think he's going to impress; one fact is that the United squad does not have enough quality."