Ruben Amorim has hinted that he could decide to make a surprise permanent change to Bruno Fernandes' role after Manchester United's 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt.
United secured a comeback victory through a brace from Rasmus Hojlund at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
They went in front in under a minute through Alejandro Garnacho's close range tap-in, but found themselves behind through two quickfire goals from the Norwegian visitors.
Hojlund put them back on course before half-time with a well-taken finish, before making it 3-2 in the second half.
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Amorim decided to make several changes for the clash as he emphasised rotation, including the additions of Antony, Tyrell Malacia and Mason Mount.
But another key tactical switch was to move captain Fernandes into a deeper midfield role at Old Trafford.
The Portugal international played in a deep-lying position under Erik ten Hag, but not in a 3-4-3 system that Amorim prefers to use.
And speaking to TNT Sports after full-time, the new manager made it clear as to the benefits of the change and how he views Fernandes' role moving forwards.
Amorim explained: "You can feel that Bruno is the most experienced player.
"The tempo, sometimes we start to play and Bruno is the right man to start with the tempo of the play.
"They [Bodo/Glimt] played with a back four, they close really inside and try to switch play all the time. Bruno is the best one in doing that.
"If you see in this game, Mason Mount was always with his back to goal [playing more advanced], but Bruno is better with the goal in front."
United are next in action on Sunday when they host Everton at Old Trafford, before a midweek trip to Arsenal follows on December 4 in what will be Amorim's first significant test in the United hotseat.
Topics: Ruben Amorim, Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United, Europa League
Ryan Smart