Manchester United: Rubén Amorim promises to return the club to the place where it “belongs”

United have posted several images on social media of Amorim meeting players, executives and some fans who were touring Old Trafford when he entered the home dressing room.

He has also tried to soak up part of the club’s historical past. Not just the record of 20 English titles and three European Cups, but also the dark days of the Munich air disaster and the rise to glory under Sir Matt Busby.

While most supporters weren’t alive when that happened, Amorim feels it’s important for players to understand the magnitude of the club they play for.

“You see the trophies and you see the tragedy we have as a club,” he said. “You understand the story, after the accident we were European champions. It is important to put this kind of strength in the team.

“When the players come here, they should do the same tour. It’s very important. You have to feel that this is Manchester United.”

As the players he met earlier in the week, including English trio Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount, were all in rehab, it will be next week before Amorim really gets to work.

Lisandro Martínez, Alejandro Garnacho and Manuel Ugarte have World Cup qualifying commitments in South America in the early hours of Wednesday morning UK time, so it will probably be Friday before he has his full squad together to prepare for his first match in charge, at Ipswich, on November 24.

Amorim accepts that not everything will be to his liking. But he promises fans that they will see a team that is inherently theirs.

“The most important thing for me right now is to create the principles, identity and character that we had in the past,” he said.

“We will focus a lot on our game model: how to play, how to press, those little things. You can’t focus 100% on every detail because it will be confusing for the players. But if I have to say one thing, my main goal, my first objective is identity”.

The judgment on Amorim’s appointment will be made based on United’s new structure, from co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, through board member Sir Dave Brailsford, chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and the technical director Jason Wilcox.

Berrada has been the driving force behind Amorim’s appointment, with Ashworth and Wilcox being the executives with whom he will work most closely.

Amorim says he feels there is already a strong connection and can see the excitement around Ineos’ wider plans for the club.

“We want to do something special at a special club, that was a key point,” he said.

“When Manchester United tells me their plans, I get excited. We know that if the team plays well and wins games, everything will look much better and people will really start to believe in the new stadium and the new ideas.

“It is a true honor to have been the first choice to start that path.”