Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is reportedly planning a number of team-bonding trips during the season, with the Portuguese determined to make the most of the limited schedule.
The Red Devils were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Grimsby Town in the second round of the competition, while the club will not play European football during the 2025-26 campaign.
As a result, Man United will only play Premier League football until January, and they have just one midweek fixture - a league contest with West Ham United on December 3 - until Christmas.
According to The Sun, Amorim believes that in-season bonding trips will boost the morale in his squad, and the Portuguese is planning some training camps abroad.
Such trips would give the Red Devils players time to bond away from the training field, which could be crucial, as the team look to secure a European finish in this season's Premier League table.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim pictured on August 9, 2025
Man United boss Amorim 'planning' in-season bonding trips
Amorim is allegedly considering trips to the Algarve and the Middle East, and senior figures are believed to be in favour of some time being spent away from Carrington when the opportunity presents itself.
The speculation surrounding Amorim's future at Man United has settled since the 20-time English champions recorded a 3-2 victory over Burnley at Old Trafford in the Premier League last weekend.
Following the shock second-round exit to Grimsby in the EFL Cup, Amorim appeared to suggest that he could walk away from the job at Old Trafford after the clash with Burnley.
However, the Portuguese later admitted that he is sometimes 'too emotional'.
"Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years, sometimes I love to be with my players, sometimes I don't want to be with them. So, again, I need to improve on that," he told reporters.
"In that moment, I was really upset and really disappointed because I thought we had a really good pre-season. We were being consistent in the way we played. Now it's a new game and I am focused on the game.
"I need to live this day-by-day. I am understanding that. If you are in one way, if you have this kind of behaviour, you have to understand that sometimes you have good things and the other side of the coin. Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years.
"I think that is the hardest part of the defeat; sometimes it is not the result, it is the way we lost that game or drew that game. It is the small things: fighting for the ball, running."
Ruben Amorim, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha of Manchester United talking on August 9, 2025
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Man United will be bidding to make it successive wins in the Premier League when they head to the Etihad Stadium next Sunday to tackle bitter rivals Manchester City in the Manchester derby.
A total of four points from three matches has left Amorim's side in ninth spot in the Premier League table, five points behind leaders Liverpool and one point ahead of 13th-placed Man City.
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