Ruben Amorim names Patrick Dorgu's best position for Manchester United

Ruben Amorim admits Patrick Dorgu has performed better as a left wing-back since he was signed by Manchester United in the January transfer window. United officially completed the signing of Dorgu from Lecce at the start of this month when he agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract. They paid an initial £25 million for his signature, with a potential £4.1 million in performance related add-ons.

Dorgu made his debut for United playing as right wing-back against Leicester City and made the majority of his appearances for Lecce this season on the right side. His two subsequent appearances have been as a left wing-back against Tottenham and Everton, a position Amorim admits he has looked better in.

The 20-year-old is expected to start again when United host Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Wednesday night and ahead of the match, the head coach issued his verdict on the January signing.

Ruben Amorim names Patrick Dorgu's best position

When asked what he had made of Dorgu so far, Amorim told reporters he was pleased with the winter signing and admitted he has played better on the left than he did on his debut as a right wing-back.

"Sometimes it depends on where the spaces are in the game so we used it more often," he said in his pre-match press conference. "I’m happy with Patrick because he has the abilities that we look for when I saw him at Lecce. He has the physicality and technique. He’s playing better on the left side, like you guys said. He has a lot to improve but the good thing is in the difficult moments you can see good things in Patrick and that’s what you want when you recruit players. We addressed that issue about recruitment. We are very happy with him."

Manchester United players are in a bubble

United will be looking for a lift against Ipswich after it was revealed as many as 200 members of club staff could lose their jobs later this year. Amorim acknowledges the poor financial situation is largely down to the struggles of the men's first-team, but he admits the players are not always aware of the harsh reality the club is under.

"I think we need to see it … I’m not saying it’s a bad thing but the players don’t feel it too much, they have one life, they live in a bubble," he said. "It’s completely different for them than it is for me, for Andrew, for everybody in the club. They are not feeling that pressure. They feel the pressure that they need to win at Manchester United and every time we lose and every time they don’t perform there are a lot of people on social media and in the newspaper they are putting on a lot of pressure. Then they go to the pitch and try to fix things but not in a good way - thinking too much, not playing the way they’re supposed to play.

"They don’t feel that pressure of people losing their job, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing - they are a young kids that live in a different world - but they suffer a different pressure and sometimes it’s harder. The other people are talking about them all the time, all their friends, social media, former players and they take it so personally and sometimes it’s really hard for them to turn things around."

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