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Man United sign new backroom staff member: Ruben Amorim 'turns to 78-year-old athletics guru' in bid to sharpen his struggling side's conditioning

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Ruben Amorim has turned to a world-leading athletics coach in an attempt to transform Manchester United's fortunes.

Since the Portuguese coach arrived at Old Trafford in November, Amorim has endured a mixed spell, winning just seven of his 17 games in charge.

United have shown slight signs of improvement in recent weeks with three victories across their past four games, but the Red Devils languish in 12th in the Premier League, 12 points off the top four.

Amorim hasn't been afraid to call out his side, with the 40-year-old recently labelling his team 'maybe the worst' in the club's history, while he has also been critical of their work rate and even highlighted issues among his star's body-fat levels.