Manchester United supporters will hope they’ve already endured their ultimate nadir of 2025–26, as Ruben Amorim’s side succumbed to a humiliating Carabao Cup second-round defeat to Grimsby Town.
The jury remains very much out on Amorim, whose adored 3-4-2-1 system hasn’t yet proven it can return the Red Devils to a state of sustained success they were once, a long time ago now, very familiar with.
The manager’s systematic predictability means players were signed in the summer window to shine within framework, and there was clear intent on revolutionising an attack that was historically bad last season, as United finished 15th in the Premier League and bereft of a Europa League trophy to compensate.
After a busy-ish summer window, which certainly didn’t fill all of the holes in Amorim’s squad, assesses what United’s strongest XI when everyone is available.
