Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim could be about to abandon stance that cost him Liverpool job

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Ruben Amorim is reportedly open to evolving Manchester United's style of play, having been wedded to playing three at the back ever since his arrival at Old Trafford over a year ago. The Athletic reports that United's sporting director, Jason Wilcox, is a fan of the 4-3-3 formation, and has held talks with Amorim over how United's system could change over time.

Liverpool considered Amorim as a possible replacement for Jurgen Klopp last year before eventually settling on Arne Slot as the German's successor. Liverpool plumped for Arne Slot over Amorim (Image: Getty Images) The Athletic reported that there were two main reasons that Liverpool opted against making a move for Amorim, with one of them being the concerns that fans might not enjoy his style of play; the second reason was the club's apprehension about how wedded Amorim was to a back-three system.

Liverpool was, contrastingly, impressed with how Slot's brand of football energized Feyenoord's working-class fanbase. One of the main reasons for Liverpool's reluctance to buy into Amorim's preferred formation was the amount of money the Reds felt it would cost to reshape the squad to suit the system.