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The first thing Ruben Amorim did after taking over as Manchester United’s new head coach was to address the lack of wingbacks in the squad.

In came Patrick Dorgu in January, with the Dane playing in that position for Lecce in Serie A. Even though the team struggled last term, the 21-year-old enjoyed a decent start to life in Manchester.

The Denmark international has started five Premier League games this term, but has not been part of the starting XI in the last three outings.

The Portuguese tactician is working with the left-footed defender in training to turn him into “Nuno Mendes 2.0” as per The Sun, with Amorim believing United’s No.13 has the talent to emulate the Champions League winner.

The Paris Saint-Germain had come up through the ranks at Sporting CP and had excelled under Amorim before embarking on his Parisian adventure.

The United boss has asked Dorgu to study videos of his former protege to try and understand the art of when to attack, and when to defend.

“Ruben Amorim has been telling Patrick Dorgu to start learning from the very best. The Manchester United boss watched Portuguese Nuno Mendes come through the...