“Jason Wilcox (technical director), Darren Fletcher (first-team coach), Nick Cox (head of the academy), Travis Binnion (Under-21 manager) and Adam Lawrence (Under-18 manager) are in dialogue about which youngsters are working toward the first-team and will provide feedback to Amorim.”

Ruben Amorim has told beleaguered Manchester United fans to take comfort from Premier League history as they seek to close the gap on champions-in-waiting Liverpool.