Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has endured a difficult start to life at Old Trafford since he replaced Erik ten Hag in the dugout back in November.
The Portuguese boss has lost eight, and only won four, of his 15 matches in charge of the club in the Premier League, whilst his latest result was the 2-2 draw with Everton at Goodison Park.
Amorim has not been given too much to work with, though, as the Red Devils only made one significant addition in the January transfer window last month.
Manchester United swooped to sign 20-year-old left wing-back Patrick Dorgu from Serie A side Lecce for a reported fee of £25m to bolster the manager’s wide options.
Patrick Dorgu’s form for Lecce
The Denmark international, who has only played two Premier League matches for United so far, started 21 matches in the Italian top-flight during the first half of the season.
Dorgu provided a decent threat as an attacking force for Lecce with a return of three goals, one assist, and one ‘big chance’ created from a left-back position.
He also made 3.0 tackles and interceptions per game and won 53% of his duels in total, which shows that the young talent offered quality in and out of possession for the Serie A side.
The Danish whiz will now be hoping to translate his qualities on and off the ball to the Premier League in the second half of this season to help improve Amorim’s side’s form in the division.
Manchester United, however, may have already fumbled an even bigger left-back talent than Dorgu when they decided to cash in on Spanish defender Alvaro Carreras to Benfica last summer.
The 21-year-old defender joined the Red Devils from Real Madrid in 2020 and enjoyed loan spells with Preston, Granada, and Benfica, before his permanent exit last year.
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