When Ruben Amorim said one of his main priorities was to greatly improve the physical fitness of his Manchester United squad, he was talking long-term. Amorim knows he cannot run his players into the training ground amidst a hectic schedule of fixtures.
When the new United manager is reminded that, in his first six weeks in charge, his side will play TWELVE matches, he breaks into a rueful smile. How will players step up fitness work if they are spending most of the time recovering?
“We have to use games,” says Amorim. “The guys who are playing push more. We push the guys to the limit in games.”
Players returning from injury, such as Luke Shaw, will do physical work on the training ground ahead of the Premier League match against Everton at Old Trafford but all of Amorim’s work will be tactical. But that does not mean United’s likely squad for the Everton match will not be out through their paces ahead of Sunday
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