Ruben Amorim's new dream Man Utd XI with Benjamin Sesko joined by £100m Premier League star

Ruben Amorim has been given a full pre-season with his Manchester United squad for the first time, and he'll hope it does the business. The Portuguese has the team playing in his preferred three-at-the-back system, and has already added the likes of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo to the roster.

Benjamin Sesko is next in line, with the Slovenian opting for United over rivals Newcastle. Profit and Sustainability regulations may limit what else can be done, but some high-profile exits could yet free up funds.

Marcus Rashford's wages are off the books after his loan move to Barcelona, while Jadon Sancho is expected to join Juventus once the Turin club can shift some players themselves. Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund are among the others potentially available for the right price, though Harry Maguire is staying put.

Aside from the new-look front-line, United have looked into midfield reinforcements in the form of Carlos Baleba. The Brighton star could set them back a cool £100million, though, and that may be a tall order this summer.

If United do get both deals done, though, Amorim will face the task of working out how to put all his talented players on the pitch at once. Here, Mirror Football looks at how he might manage it.

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Goalkeeper and defence

Despite their lowly finish last term, United actually conceded fewer goals than top-half finishers Brentford and Brighton and only three more than sixth-place Aston Villa. It may be for this reason that Amorim has decided against major surgery at the back.

Andre Onana remains United's first-choice keeper for now despite some high-profile errors last term. He should be helped by the return of Lisandro Martinez after a long-term injury, with the Argentine sorely missed towards the tail end of last season, though it remains to be seen how soon he'll be Premier League ready.

Martinez will be first choice on the left of the back three, with Leny Yoro on the right and Matthijs de Ligt between them. Harry Maguire will also be an option in the middle, with the former captain expected to extend his contract, while the versatile Noussair Mazraoui can expect to get minutes at centre-back or wing-back depending on the opposition.

Midfield

We're including those wing-back roles as part of the midfield here, for simplicity's sake. Here, the likes of Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot remain options, but United's best XI may well be one with the more attack-minded Amad and Patrick Dorgu out wide.

In the middle, signings further up the field are expected to push captain Bruno Fernandes into a deeper role for the most part. Baleba would be his natural partner if a deal can be done, providing a ball-winning option alongside the Portugal star.

If Baleba stays at Brighton, though, Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro will battle it out for that other spot. Toby Collyer and Kobbie Mainoo will also have a role to play, though there were times last term when Amorim appeared keen to play Mainoo further forward.

Attack

United scored just 44 league goals last season. Cunha, Mbeumo and Sesko scored 48 between them, which our rudimentary maths leads us to believe is more than 44.

The addition of £74m man Sesko could well help ease the pressure on £72m Hojlund, too. However, without European football to share the workload around, there may be questions over the minutes afforded to the Dane.

Joshua Zirkzee will provide a solid rotation option, and showed last season that he could be handy when not being asked to put up the kind of goal numbers he has never put up in his career. There will also be times when Fernandes plays behind the striker to accommodate an extra defensive midfielder - perhaps even for the opening game against Arsenal if Amorim doesn't want to throw all three new boys in at once.

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