Manchester United have a big summer ahead and pre-season across July and August is a vital opportunity to make a strong start.
Ruben Amorim’s team slumped to a worst ever Premier League era finish in 2024–25 and turned in the club’s lowest league finish overall since relegation at the end of 1973–74.
The Portuguese coach brought a very different style of play to Old Trafford when he was hired in November and the squad he inherited wasn’t built for or accustomed to such a style. With a relentless schedule packed with European commitments in midweek, Amorim barely had the time to get his ideas across, with each poor result sapping more and more confidence.
With a recharge since a brief post-season tour of east Asia in May, no international tournaments, the chance to really nail the tactical demands, and new faces—Matheus Cunha is the only fresh arrival so far but others are expected, United will hope to look a very different side come July.
Realising the ambition of being Premier League champions again by 2028 starts here.
