Ruben Amorim is bringing an analyst with him from Sporting but the paperwork has yet to come through for the new appointment to start at Man Utd.

Manchester United are plotting a move for Sporting Lisbon sensation Geovany Quenda who could become one of new manager Ruben Amorim’s first signings. Erik ten Hag’s successor was appointed earlier this month but begun work in earnest earlier this week and will take charge of his first game this weekend when United face Ipswich at Portman Road.

Ruben Amorim has added five coaches who he worked alongside at Sporting Lisbon to his new-look Manchester United backroom staff. Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Vital, Adelio Candido, Emanuel Ferro and Paulo Barreira have all joined the 39-year-old’s coaching set-up,