11 Manchester United players to spend extra time with Ruben Amorim in international break

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is set to utilise the international break to his advantage, with 11 first-team players remaining for extra training sessions. United's start to the season has been mixed at best, with a promising performance against Arsenal quickly overshadowed by a disappointing draw at Fulham and a shock defeat to Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup.

They bounced back on Saturday with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Burnley. Unfortunately for Amorim, the momentum from that win has been temporarily halted as the majority of his squad jet off for international duty, with their sights set on World Cup qualification. As many as 11 players will be staying put in Manchester, including new signing Senne Lammens, who missed out on selection for the Belgium squad.

These players will benefit from additional training sessions and treatment during the break. Defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw were left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad, along with midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Mason Mount.

They will join Tom Heaton, Tyler Fredricson, Diego Leon, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee at Carrington during the break to maintain their fitness levels ahead of the Premier League's return and a derby against Manchester City. Matheus Cunha, who was expected to join his international team-mates this week, has been forced to withdraw from Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil squad due to an injury sustained against Burnley, while Diogo Dalot has pulled out of the Portugal squad.

United face a crucial spell once the Premier League resumes. Following the derby at the Etihad, they face Chelsea, Brentford, Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton before the end of October.

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United's international call-ups:

Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot* - Portugal

Casemiro and Matheus Cunha* - Brazil

Matthijs de Ligt - Netherlands

Andre Onana and Bryan Mbeumo - Cameroon

Benjamin Sesko - Slovenia

Manuel Ugarte - Uruguay

Altay Bayindir - Turkey

Patrick Dorgu - Denmark

Amad - Ivory Coast

Leny Yoro - France U21s

Ayden Heaven - England U20s

Chido Obi - Denmark U21s

* - notes player has since withdrawn from the squad.