A closer look at some Manchester United headlines as Ruben Amorim's reaction to an incident emerges and there is an update on the club's new stadium plans
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim has been in the Manchester United job for a year now(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)
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Manchester United are currently enjoying one of the best spells of Ruben Amorim's reign. The Red Devils' last-gasp equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur extended their unbeaten run to five league games.
It has been a year since Amorim took over at Old Trafford after leaving Sporting CP last November. While the Portuguese coach helped guide his team to the Europa League final last season, their defeat to Spurs and dismal league season left United without any European football this campaign.
The 40-year-old reportedly showed his frustration with one current United player at a pivotal team meeting near the end of last season. Amorim's attempts to cultivate a new attitude within his squad have since been bolstered by the club's summer signings and less hectic fixture list.
Ruben Amorim made anger clear
Upon joining Manchester United last year, Amorim may have been delighted to be reunited with Manuel Ugarte, who had been a key player during his time at Sporting. However, the manager reportedly did not shy away from calling out the midfielder's attitude in a team meeting following the club's Europa League final defeat.
While Alejandro Garnacho was told that his future lay elsewhere, Amorim also pulled no punches when addressing Ugarte. The Athletic reports that the United boss criticised Ugarte after feeling that the midfielder had let his work-rate slip since leaving Sporting.
Amorim believed Ugarte had become comfortable at United, and the manager "did not recognise him" as the same player. It was a bold decision for Amorim to call out one of his former stars. However, it is said to have had an overall positive impact on the United squad, who appreciated the manager's honest feedback.
Manuel Ugarte of Manchester United
Manuel Ugarte was an unused substitute during last season's Europa League final
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Man Utd stadium plans emerge
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham, has insisted that public money will not be used to help fund Manchester United's new stadium. The Red Devils shared their plans to build a 100,000-seat stadium earlier this year, with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe suggesting that the government could help fund the project.
A Mayoral Development Corporation has recently been established, focusing on the regeneration project around the ground. However, Burnham has stated that no public money will be used to aid the construction of the stadium.
"It's not about giving them money because we have a really clear principle here at the start of this journey with the Mayoral Development Corporation," Burnham told The Added Time Podcast. "Manchester United will be paying for the stadium. There will not be a penny of public money going into that.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham has discussed Manchester United's stadium plans
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"But we have absolutely a role to play in making everything around the stadium as good as it can be because of the economic benefit that brings. If you think about it, there is a train station behind the stand there and it's not been used for a number of years for safety reasons.
"Part of it would see that station relocated a little bit, maybe a bit nearer Lou Macari's chippy or somewhere near there, and that would then reopen and massively benefit existing communities, Gorse Hill, Stretford and the people who live there, so the public benefit of this would be massive. Thousands of new homes, thousands of new jobs, so it's much wider than the ground itself."
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