The Red Devils have begun the 2025/26 Premier League campaign as they ended the previous season, and the Portuguese cut a desolate figure on the touchline at Craven Cottage as United stumbled to a 1-1 draw against Fulham.
Different season, same Man Utd
After an opening day loss at home to Arsenal, the north-west giants already find themselves stuck down in the bottom five with just a point to their name.
Behind the scenes, all is evidently not well, though a few last-minute deals both in and out of the club could well be the shot in the arm that the squad needs to ease themselves out of their funk.
First out of the Old Trafford exit door could be Brazilian winger, Antony.
The 25-year-old enjoyed a stellar loan move to LaLiga outfit Real Betis during the 2024/25 season, where he ended up with nine goals and five assists in all competitions.
Given that he'd only managed an extra 12 goals and five assists since 2022/23 whilst at United, it's abundantly clear that continental football suits him better.
With Amorim already having discarded him from the squad in 25/26, a move elsewhere was never in doubt, and Betis are again in line to take him for a further season-long loan, this time with an obligation to buy in summer 2026. A real fan favourite at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, the move is one to suit all parties.
Mainoo sale could be expensive mistake
Hot-footing it after him could be England international Kobbie Mainoo, in what could be an expensive mistake from the manager.
The 20-year-old flourished under Erik ten Hag, earning himself a spot in the England side that contested the European Championship final against Spain, and also provided the winning goal when Man Utd beat rivals Manchester City in the 2024 FA Cup final.
Under Amorim, the opposite has been true, and not a single minute played so far this season tells its own story.
What's odd is that Mainoo has actually improved in most areas, with his tackle success rate being as high as 63% last season, as well as a passing accuracy of 87.4% in league play.
With a shooting accuracy as high as 75% and a conversion rate of 50% (both in the Europa League), plus 50 interceptions in the past few seasons, what does that say about the manager's desire to play his 3-4-3 system without Mainoo in it? Wisdom or folly?
Just as Ten Hag allowed Scott McTominay to move on to Napoli only for the Scot to win Serie A's player of the year, so Amorim might find Mainoo's form returns elsewhere, with both Real and Atletico Madrid reportedly keeping tabs on the player at present.
Garnacho almost certain to leave
Alejandro Garnacho is a third player who is almost certain to move to Chelsea before the closure of the window.
With 26 goals and 22 assists in his 144 games for United - only Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes have more in the same time frame - he, too, can feel aggrieved at not being given the rub of the green by his manager.
46 total fast breaks from the Argentinian also evidence his importance to the side, and whilst his shooting accuracy of 54.5% last season in the Premier League was reasonable enough, a shot conversion of just 10.9% clearly needs to be improved upon.
However, one could clearly argue that, as a winger ostensibly, Garnacho's bread and butter comes via setting up teammates rather than taking on goalscoring duties himself. Either way, he's acquitted himself pretty well to date, but is another youngster to have fallen foul of Amorim's single-mindedness.
A fourth goalkeeper at Old Trafford?
Other players such as Rasmus Hojlund could also make way this summer, though the club don't want to accede to so many sales unless they can at least strengthen in other key areas.
The most likely at this stage would seem to be the goalkeeping position, as both Andre Onana and Altay Bayindir have clearly failed to convince.
Reports suggest that Royal Antwerp's custodian, Senne Lammens, is close to agreeing a five-year deal for in the region of £16m plus add-ons, and unless Amorim agrees to sell Onana or Bayindir, he'll then have four keepers to choose from, including Tom Heaton.
Lammens' save percentage in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League last season was a healthy 76.8% whilst he saved four of eight penalties.
His 52 goals conceded in 41 games (to include the Championship Round and playoffs) was the worst record of the top five clubs in Belgium, so Amorim needs to be sure that Lammens can hack it in the more physical and demanding Premier League.
By contrast, Onana's save percentage came in at 66.9% in last season's Premier League, with Bayindir's at a lowly 44.4%.
The Turkish international conceded 18 goals in the 10 games for United in 24/25, with the Cameroonian letting in 44 from his 34 English top-flight games.
Make or break summer for Amorim
Simply put, this transfer window is make or break for United and Amorim.
Whilst the Portuguese can't be held accountable for anything that happened before his arrival, he's done little to persuade the Man Utd faithful that he's the right man for the job.
Another poor set of signings or sales might well spell the end of his disastrous tenure.
