training ground

This was the first of nine games in an arduous December for Amorim and United and with time on the training ground limited during this period, his skillset will be tested with away trips to Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham coming up.

This is despite him writing an open letter to them following his appointment and inviting club legends like Matt Elliott and Gerry Taggart to the training ground to talk to really understand the Foxes.

In recognition of the limited time the coach has had in his new surroundings, United had chosen to stage a normal pre-match media briefing at the training ground, rather than a more formal Old Trafford unveiling of the kind previous new managers such as Erik ten Hag had held.

"Presidents and directors, leave Roma, you are incompetent and unworthy," read the banner outside the training ground gates.

TV critic Scott Bryan, from the BBC's Must Watch podcast, has previously said on X the show had "been a training ground for many actors".