Ruben Amorim held his first Man Utd training session on Monday (Photo: Getty)
Ruben Amorim held his first training session at Manchester United on Monday, just in time for a key player to return from injury.
Though he arrived at Carrington last week, visa issues had delayed Amorim’s start to life as United’s new head coach with the former Sporting boss finally allowed to get down to business.
His first job is to prepare the Red Devils for their trip to Ipswich Town in Sunday’s Premier League clash.
However, the Portuguese has a number of stars sidelined through injury, not least Victor Lindelof who hobbled off injured on Saturday while playing for Sweden.
It’s not all bad news from the treatment room however, with the Manchester Evening News reporting that Kobbie Mainoo took part in Amorim’s maiden training session.
Ruled out since suffering a thigh injury at the start of October, then-interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said just before the international break that the England midfielder was making ‘progress’ with his rehabilitation.
It remains to be seen if the 19-year-old, who became an integral player for United and the Three Lions last season, is fit enough to feature at Portman Road on the weekend.
Kobbie Mainoo has not played for over a month (Photo: Getty)
Amorim has also been boosted by the return of club captain Bruno Fernandes, who was allowed to leave Portugal’s squad a few days early.
It is also reported that the new head coach called up 16-year-old academy star Godwill Kukonki to take part in his inaugural first-team training session.
Godwill Kukonki (right) has been tipped for a big future at Old Trafford (Photo: Getty)
The centre-back is already a regular starter for United’s U18s and despite his tender years, the 6ft 5in tall teenager already towers over his senior teammates.
Tipped for a bright future, Kukonki may well make his senior debut sooner rather than later if Amorim lines the Red Devils up in a back-three formation as expected.
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