Amorim explains transfer process

The Reds made our first signings of the head coach's tenure when Ayden Heaven (Arsenal) and Patrick Dorgu (Lecce) completed moves ahead of Monday's deadline.

During his press conference to preview Friday night's Emirates FA Cup fourth-round tie against Leicester City, the boss outlined his part in the planning and execution of accruing new talent, as he admitted one of the key components he looks for in transfer targets.

Amorim is pursuing additions to his squad who have the physicality to cope with the demands of his system and the Premier League.

Heaven and Dorgu both fit that profile and the hint is that players of a similar ilk, hungry individuals with plenty of potential to grow, could be on the wishlist when the transfer window reopens again in the summer.

"Like I said in the first day, every player that came in to the team, I have to have the final word," Ruben told reporters. "That was really clear in the beginning. It's also really clear. But we do it altogether, so I don’t point [out] just the names.

"I define with Jason [Wilcox, the club's technical director], the profile and then we have a scouting [department] that makes [does] the job. And that is the important thing because everybody has to decide.

"It's not just one thing that the coach today decides one thing, and then we change everything, and then it's a completely different profile. We try to find the right players with the physicality for this league: young players, hungry players.

"Sometimes, we cannot spend a lot of money with players. So it’s that kind of profile that we look for and Dorgu, he has all that ability to play in this team, to improve. Ayden - the same thing. He's young, he's left-footed, he's a central defender, so it's the right profile for us in the moment.”

Obviously, Amorim also had the call to approve the loan exits of Marcus Rashford, Tyrell Malacia and Antony during the window.

"The important thing is that I'm here saying that was my decision," he said of Rashford's switch to Aston Villa. "Like Ty and Antony, it was my decision to do these loans and to keep some players, even without any transfers.

"So I'm just here saying that was my decision."