Ruben Amorim may be fighting to save his job at Old Trafford but the Manchester United boss is nevertheless still planning for the future and even drawing up plans for the next two transfer windows.

A dismal start to the season, which included an embarrassing cup defeat to League Two side Grimsby Town, has led to intense speculation over Amorim’s future as United boss.

A crucial victory over newly-promoted Sunderland before the international break may have bought Amorim more time but a number of fans and pundits believe the writing is already on the wall for the ex-Sporting manager.

Amorim has insisted he is ‘not concerned’ about his future in the job and that appears to be the case as he has already started working on transfer plans for the next two windows.

The priority area for Amorim is in midfield after Manchester United considered but ultimately failed to bolster his squad in that area last summer.

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