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So, how have United suddenly put three wins together?

There are many factors, but let's start with the simplest: The team is beginning to understand Amorim's 3-4-3 formation.

The Portuguese coach's setup is taxing. It relies on energy, positional awareness, and aggression. Those three attributes have been lacking from United's game for some time, partly due to a mismatch of recruitment to satiate the differing styles of multiple managers who have passed through the club.

It's overkill to say "Amorim didn't have his players," so United couldn't be expected to perform adequately. However, the improvement after adding Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, and Benjamin Sesko in the summer—three who definitely adhere to his style—is plain to see.

The presence of that trio is key to everything going well right now. Mbeumo's central runs are causing havoc, and Amorim's side looks far more cutting when he's able to get in line with the goal rather than staying wide. It forces an opposition defender to follow him into the middle, in turn providing Amad Diallo with more room to deliver from his auxiliary wing-back role.

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