Indeed there is much to talk about and a lot of ground to cover as De Ligt sits down at the club’s training ground for what is his first major interview since he joined United i

"He tells me all the time, sometimes with a message after games," Amorim said of the United co-owner on Friday.

Benjamin Sesko has scored two goals in just four Premier League starts for Manchester United since joining from RB Leipzig.

Shaw, who came in for stinging criticism from fellow Man Utd legend Roy Keane after the Manchester derby loss last month, has started every Premier League game so far, while Casemiro has missed just one game because of suspension.

Manchester United sets its sights on a rise in the English Premier League standings with a Saturday home match against Sunderland.

In March, the club announced plans to build a new 100,000-seater stadium next to the site of the existing Old Trafford.