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Ruben Amorim will be under no illusions as to the mountain he has to climb to get Manchester United back to the top of world football as his new-look side capitulated to a dreadful 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth today.

Here are three things we learned on a bitterly disappointing Sunday afternoon at Old Trafford.

1. Tyrell Malacia is not Premier League standard

To be fair, after 550 days away injured, no-one can expect the Dutchman to hit the ground running on his comeback, but there must be serious concerns about his pace and passing ability.

As a young understudy to Luke Shaw, Malacia showed signs of promise in the early days at United but now at 25 years of age, it is looking more and more that that promise is not going to be fulfilled.

If Amorim persists in playing Malacia from the start, he is effectively getting fit and learning on the job, which is something United cannot afford right now. This has to be the end of that experiment, with substitute appearances only for the foreseeable future.

2. Set Pieces are still a shambles

United have been shaky at set pieces for some time but specialist Andreas Georgson looked to be making progress. However, he has been demoted under Amorim with assistant coach Carlos Fernandes taking the role.

With the new system we have to understand that time is needed for such things to be ironed out but with United conceding from set pieces in virtually every game since Amorim’s arrival, this has to be the most urgent matter for training and perhaps Georgson should be leant on a little more.

3. United need a centre forward in January

Both Rasmus Hojlund and Josh Zirkzee have shown signs of promise in a United shirt but both are falling way short of the level required for a Premier League side. Whilst left wing back remains a priority for the Red Devils, Amorim must now be looking at signing a forward as a matter of even greater urgency.

This won’t be an easy task given the financial situation, especially part way through the season, but a rabbit needs to be pulled out of the hat if United are to salvage anything from this desperately disappointing campaign.

To be fair, as three things we learned, some might argue that these are three we already knew, but they were certainly underlined today in no uncertain terms.

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Man United suffered their second loss in four days

The sides traded wins last season

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United have one clean sheet in nine games under Ruben Amorim

Marcus Rashford and Matthijs de Ligt are both once again missing from the Manchester United squad as they prepare to face Bournemouth this afternoon.

Rashford looks to be on his way out of the club after an ill-considered interview in which he said he was ready for a new challenge.

De Ligt was ill for the last match against Spurs on Thursday so it is likely he has not recovered in time.

Mason Mount is also out after another injury setback that will keep him on the sidelines for several weeks. Luke Shaw is still injured.

Andre Onana will be in goal.

The back three will be Harry Maguire, Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez. Victor Lindelof picked up an injury in that game. His place in the squad is taken by midfielder Toby Collyer.

Tyrell Malacia and Diogo Dalot are the wing backs, with the Portuguese switching to the right.

Kobbie Mainoo comes into the midfield alongside Manu Ugarte.

Bruno Fernandes, Amad and Joshua Zirkzee start up front.

On the subs bench, Altay Bayindir is the backup goalkeeper.

Jonny Evans and Leny Yoro are the defensice reinforcements.

Casemiro, Collyer and Christian Eriksen are the midfield subs.

The attacking subs are Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Rasmus Hojlund.

The absence of Garnacho from another starting lineup suggests all is still not well between him and manager Ruben Amorim.

Kick off at Old Trafford is at 2pm.

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Rashford scored three goals in Amorim’s first two league games

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Despite the heartbreaking loss against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup, it is clear to see that Ruben Amorim has got his players playing an attractive brand of football.

However, despite the on-field heroics, off-field issues continue to plague the team with Marcus Rashford’s interview with Henry Winter creating all the headlines in the past week.

Ruben Amorim took the bold decision to drop the Mancunian for the all-important Manchester derby and despite his absence, the team emerged triumphant.

Since that interview dropped, the Englishman has also been left out of the matchday squad for the tie against Spurs and is likely to miss the Bournemouth game as well, as alluded to by the head coach.

Dressing room not happy with Rashford

The Sun have now revealed that the dressing room has not taken too kindly to Rashford’s comments about leaving especially as it came after the team defeated Manchester City in stunning fashion.

The report also added that with Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba no longer at the football club, the 27-year-old does not have too many friends and this latest move seems to have alienated him further.

A source told the publication, “Some of the players are really annoyed at what Marcus said and why he chose to say it at that time.

“They were all buzzing after beating City and then he basically put in a transfer request after being dropped for one game. He’s not got many close friends in the squad anymore after the likes of Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard left.

Rashford’s future up in the air

“So he’s pretty quiet and doesn’t really act as a leader. More is expected of him but he doesn’t seem interested, despite having been in the first team for eight years.”

The United academy graduate does not have too many places to go if he does leave his boyhood club with not many clubs in a position to pay INEOS’ asking price as well as the player’s humongous £375,000 per week (as per capology).

So far the likes of Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have removed themselves from the running with the big clubs only capable of offering a loan exit, something that the Red Devils are unlikely to sanction.

Saudi Arabia remains a possibility but Rashford does not seem to be interested in a move to the Middle East just yet. A huge conundrum for the club to solve.

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