10 games in 45 days! Manchester United starts Christmas schedule, Amorin needs to activate Mount

This season, Manchester United has no European competition to play in and the League Cup was eliminated early. The team has almost been fighting alone. But after returning from the international match in November, Manchester United will also face an intensive Christmas schedule. United host Moyes' Everton at home next Tuesday before traveling to Crystal Palace - who are unbeaten at home against an English side since February.

Next, Manchester United will face West Ham and Wolves, who are deep in the relegation zone, and then face Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Newcastle. After playing against Wolves at home in the final game of 2025, they will face Leeds United and Burnley away from home. Although there are no traditional BIG6 teams among Manchester United's opponents, it is still quite difficult for Manchester United to play 10 games in the next 45 days.

Manchester United must mobilize all players to survive this intensive schedule. But before the intensive schedule began, Manchester United received bad news one after another. Sheshko, the top player they introduced this summer, will miss three weeks due to a knee injury. The Manchester United coaching staff expects him to return to the team for training in early December. In late December, with the opening of the African Cup of Nations, Manchester United will lose three main players Mbeumo, Amad and Mazrawi in the Christmas schedule. Especially Mbeumo and Amad, they are one of the players that Manchester United relies on most on the offensive end this season.

Next, Amorim must find a "Plan B" for Manchester United on the offensive end. In fact, Manchester United's forward talent reserve is very average. In addition to the above-mentioned people, the Red Devils only have Cunha and Zirkzee as forwards, so Amorim often uses Mount as the forward. This season, Mount performed well on the front line and became the highlight of many of the team's games. However, since entering November, Mount has only played 18 minutes as a substitute in the past three games, without scoring or assisting.

Mount went from being a favorite in the team to suddenly being left out in the cold, largely due to the outbreak of Manchester United's front three. Whether it is Cunha, Mbeumo or Diallo, they have performed so well in the past five games that Amorim is unwilling to take the initiative to adjust the offensive combination. But now, Amorim must activate Mount again. With Manchester United's current offensive staffing, he is likely to be the key to Manchester United's Christmas schedule.

Currently, Manchester United ranks seventh in the Premier League, with 18 points with Tottenham, Villa, Liverpool, and Bournemouth. If they want to grab a Champions League spot, they must count on Mount staying healthy and ready. After all, the strongest ability is "being able to excel".