Ruben Amorim's six-man Man Utd leadership group revealed - 'You deal with that'

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim will look to six players to lead the team this season after forming a new leadership group - with captain Bruno Fernandes being followed by Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martinez, Tom Heaton and Noussair Mazraoui.

Amorim is hoping for a clean slate in the 2025-26 season as he looks to turn the club's fortunes around following a disastrous last campaign that saw them finish 15th in the Premier League.

The former Sporting Lisbon boss came under fire after failing to stop the rot after making their worst ever start to a league season under Erik ten Hag, who was sacked last October.

Amorim has attempted to overhaul his squad after sending Marcus Rashford out on loan, while Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia have also been told to find new clubs. Christian Eriksen, Viktor Lindelof and Jonny Evans were released.

He has started his rebuild by signing two high-profile players in forwards Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, who arrived for £63.5m and £71m respectively, but Amorim is not happy to stop there as he also looks to bring in Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.

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And the manager has also outlined plans for a leadership group who he hopes can give the team more stability this season - after watching the team fall apart and succumb to 17 league defeats in 2024-25.

"We have a leadership group now," Amorim said during a wide-ranging interview. "It's not just Bruno. It's not just Harry. It's six guys. They are responsible for the group.

"There are some things that in the last year I had to deal with and I said to them this season, you deal with that. Small issues are with you guys. You're responsible. All these small changes, but I think it's helping the group. We have Bruno, we have Harry, Licha [Martinez], Diogo, Tom and Nous.

"So it's not just the oldest ones. Nous is in the group because he's a character that I like and I try to understand the dynamic of the group I try to reach every space. They are the guys responsible for keeping everyone in line.

“I feel we're more organised now. We're so much better. What we eat, the way we behave on tour, on the pitch, the rules. I know they're not kids and I don't treat the players like kids. But I think these small rules can help a group to be strong. We have rules, and the rules are not to treat the players as babies.

"I treat them as men, but they have rules now and that can change the way you train. If you don't train in the right way, I have footage to show you - and I will show you in front of everybody. So I'm always on top. But in one sense I don't expect or need to do anything, because they will push each other. But if you train badly one time, I will show you the image. I will not speak with you, just speak. I will show everything."

In the same interview, Amorim revealed he wanted to stay at United for 20 years and said he was confident of bringing the good times back to the club - but also admitted he feared going to games last season knowing knowing his side could lose games.

"To tell you the truth, it's not how I returned to my house after the games but how I left to go to the games," he said. "All the struggles that we had in the games, I feel it before the games. So that is the hardest part. To go to the games and know that we are not going to be competitive."

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