The Red Devils kicked off the US leg of their summer tour with the first win of their pre-season under Ruben Amorim, with United defeating West Ham on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n A stunning brace from Bruno Fernandes<\/a> ensured that United beat West Ham 2-1 at the MetLife Stadium<\/a> in East Rutherford for their Premier League Summer Series tie.<\/p>\n United<\/a> have two more Premier League Summer Series matches as part of their visit to the States and the Red Devils will be back in action on Thursday in Chicago.<\/p>\n The Red Devils will meet fellow Premier League side Bournemouth at the Soldier Field, with kick-off for the friendly tie in Illinois slated for 2:30am UK time.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rio Ferdinand names Man Utd target for Ruben Amorim\u2019s new trident attack alongside Mbeumo and Cunha, \u2018bear in mind\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United manager<\/a> Ruben Amorim has been undergoing a first-team squad rebuild at Old Trafford after the end of the Red Devils\u2019 disastrous 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n The 40-year-old football coach largely inherited his United squad at the Red Devils after Amorim arrived from Portuguese outfit Sporting CP last November.<\/p>\n Ineos<\/a> and Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a> splashed out on a summer spending spree last summer to back Erik ten Hag<\/a>, who was sacked last October, ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.<\/p>\n Speaking on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand<\/a> said that Amorim, Omar Berrada<\/a> and Jason Wilcox<\/a> are being held back by United\u2019s past mistakes in the window.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re hampered by the past,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s going to take time and it\u2019s one of the things Berrada [club CEO], Jason Wilcox [director of football] and the manager [Amorim] will be really frustrated with.<\/p>\n \u201cThe goings on that happened before they got here are really hampering things in the recruitment area because of the high prices they\u2019ve paid, the high wages they\u2019ve paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE: Man Utd\u2019s pursuit of Rasmus Hojlund alternative now sparks elite club\u2019s reactionary \u2018plan\u2019 to stop \u2018decisive move\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Rio Ferdinand highlights one Man Utd example that is holding back Ruben Amorim, Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox<\/p>\n Amorim has seen brand-new signings arrive at United this summer and the Red Devils have brought in the likes of Bryan Mbeumo<\/a>, Matheus Cunha<\/a> and Diego Leon<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Ferdinand pointed out that key figures from the previous United regime inflated the wages of players and the club will now struggle to offload talent.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve paid over the odds for most of these guys, so it\u2019s difficult to move someone if he\u2019s on \u00a3200,000-a-week and his current value in the market is \u00a3100,000-a-week,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you think he\u2019s going to go anywhere? 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Photo by Jose Breton\/Pics Action\/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRio Ferdinand singles out a major issue that Man Utd are now facing under the Ineos regime at Old Trafford<\/p>\n