Matthijs de Ligt called on his Manchester United team-mates to eliminate errors and step up when he addressed the squad following the crushing Brentford defeat in September.

United endured a major blow at the Gtech Community Stadium. Speculation surrounding Ruben Amorim's future then filled the headlines, though Amorim has since enjoyed a memorable October.

Amorim is one of the coaches in the running for manager of the month following outstanding victories over Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton, which have propelled United to sixth place in the table. But what's made the difference?

Amorim has implemented several adjustments. Senne Lammens made his bow against Sunderland before the international break, with the keeper launching most of his goal kicks long.

Benjamin Sesko was consistently picked out by Lammens, and after the triumph, Mason Mount praised the goalkeeper's remarkable influence: "It was a solid performance. Any danger of them pressing, he puts it into Ben [Sesko] and we work off that. I think he kind of released the pressure a lot."

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