Exclusive: £80m Man United man will refuse to leave in January, he wants to prove himself to Ruben Amorim

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• EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey

With the greatest respect to Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United fans will already be counting down the days until Ruben Amorim is appointed as their new boss.

Amorim will take charge at Man United on November 11, meaning Van Nistelrooy will oversee two more games in charge before he either steps back at Old Trafford or eventually seeks a new challenge.

United's new manager will need to make a ton of changes when he arrives, and one of those is expected to be a formation switch on the pitch.

At Sporting CP, Amorim has favoured a 3-4-3, which could be excellent news for Harry Maguire's hopes of reviving his United career.

To that end, TBR Football understands that Maguire will refuse to consider leaving the club in January or signing a pre-contract elsewhere in the near future.

Man United have no interest in keeping Harry Maguire beyond his contract

After joining United for £80m in 2019. Maguire's contract is currently set to expire in the summer.

The England international is currently focused on staying at United and Maguire believes that he can win an extension to his deal in the coming months.

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Maguire is hoping to prove himself to Amorim once he arrives, and will be buoyed by the prospect of the Portuguese manager introducing a three centre-back system.

Maguire's best performances in recent years have arguably come for England whilst playing in a three, a formation that lends to his ball-carrying ability.

As of now, United have shown no desire to keep Maguire beyond the expiry of his contract next summer.

The England defender’s deal does include a one-year option which United could activate, and the 31-year-old believes that is a possibility.

Maguire, who lost the captaincy under Erik ten Hag, has refused to leave Old Trafford in the last two transfer windows as he still believes he has something to offer at United. 

Marcus Rashford could also benefit from Ruben Amorim appointment

Of course, another big narrative of Amorim's early months at United will be if he's able to get a tune out of Marcus Rashford.

For whatever reason, it didn't work for Rashford under Ten Hag, and in truth, it hasn't been clicking for the 27-year-old for a long time.

And whilst Amorim's 3-4-3 could benefit Maguire at the back, perhaps Rashford could also thrive in more of an inside forward role.

Rashford is likely to have a wing-back playing higher up behind him on the left – we could eventually see Luke Shaw overlapping his England teammate.

Of course, there's still a lot of 'ifs' right now, and United supporters will be itching to see Amorim get started.