Take Tomas Araujo, for instance. The towering, 22-year-old Benfica centre-back who recently earned his first cap for the Portuguese national team. A defender recently linked with Chelsea, and for whom Benfica reportedly turned down a £25 million bid from Crystal Palace over the summer.

The Reds host Everton just three days on from their 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. That victory over the Norwegian side marked the first win of the Amorim era after United could only draw 1-1 with Ipswich in the Portuguese's first game in charge last weekend.