Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti has the perfect blueprint to unlock a whole new dynamic for one key first-team Manchester United star in the post-Ruben Amorim era.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s regime is prepared to see out the remainder of the 2025-26 Premier League season with an interim boss in place after Ruben Amorim’s sacking.
Amorim was dismissed as United head coach on Monday morning and Darren Fletcher was appointed caretaker manager in the immediate short-term.
Carlo Ancelotti is one potential candidate for the permanent United manager role, with England boss Thomas Tuchel also viewed as a potential long-term successor.
Carlo Ancelotti knows how to use Man Utd and Brazil star Matheus Cunha in ways that Ruben Amorim could not
Carlo Ancelotti left Real Madrid at the end of the 2024-25 La Liga season and the 66-year-old Italian manager was appointed the head coach of the Brazil national team.
The former Napoli and AC Milan manager punched Brazil’s ticket to the 2026 World Cup tournament in North America with their successful 2025 qualification campaign.
Ancelotti is familiar with key Manchester United first-team players already, with Casemiro and Matheus Cunha both part of his plans for the national team.
The former Real Madrid manager showed his adaptability with summer signing Matheus Cunha during Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay last June.
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Cunha was played in attack behind Real Madrid ace Vinicius Junior and the 26-year-old Brazil international picked up the only assist in Brazil’s 1-0 win.
Ancelotti’s assessment of Cunha showed a pragmatic approach with the former Wolves ace and how he even viewed him as a ‘playmaker’ for the match.
“It is clear that it is a plan we can use, which is the 4-3-3 formation that we also used against Ecuador,” he said at the time.
“We have excellent wings. We can play with three players in midfield. Today, Cunha was not a central striker; he was an attacking midfielder.
“We benefited from the speed of Vinicius, Martinelli, and Raphinha to attack the wings, and Cunha played as a playmaker.
“Against Ecuador, Cunha did not play, while Gerson did. I preferred three players in midfield to add more solidity to the defence.”
Carlo Ancelotti’s approach with Matheus Cunha shows a new realm of possibilities for the Man Utd ace in the post-Ruben Amorim era
Matheus Cunha was more or less restricted to the left-sided No 10 role of Ruben Amorim’s tactical system since his stunning move from Wolves last June.
The Brazil star has been a creative spark for the Red Devils and Cunha’s absence from the starting XI at times has been more than apparent in United matches.
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However, Cunha has struggled to replicate his scintillating 2024-25 form at Wolves in a United shirt since the Red Devils splashed out a £62.5m transfer fee for him.
Amorim’s sacking as United manager and the appointment of Brazil manager Ancelotti could be a catalyst moment for Cunha in his Old Trafford spell.
United fans are concerned with where Cunha would ‘fit’ into the team once the Red Devils abandon Amorim’s tactics and bring a new manager through the doors.
Ancelotti is adaptable with his tactics and his use of Cunha as a playmaker shows that he could ease fans’ concerns and fully tap into the player’s overall potential.
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