The Manchester United manager is enduring a tough start to life at Old Trafford and lost again last weekend, but few feel the Portuguese is to blame for the club's ongoing struggles.

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Ruben Amorim tore into his Manchester United side after they slumped to defeat against Brighton at Old Trafford and he has now been issued with a scathing response ahead of the midweek clash with Rang

Liverpool legend Steve Nicol has slammed Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim for his comments following the Red Devils' 3-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

“Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has backtracked a bit after calling his team "maybe the worst" United side ever when they lost to Brighton, claiming he was speaking more about himself. “I don't think that was a smart move, no matter what he meant by it. I like Amorim but being overly emotional is not going to help his cause.

Ruben Amorim says Man Utd ‘can’t risk anything’ over injuries (Picture: Reuters) Ruben Amorim shared a worrying injury update on Matthijs de Ligt and Leny Yoro after Manches

We look at three United academy starlets who can make their senior debut before the end of this season. Kunkonki is an obvious name on our list after being a part of the squad multiple times under Amorim. The 16-year-old is a solid left-footed defender with the potential to excel in the left centre-back role.

HIS players won plenty of praise for their performances at Liverpool and Arsenal over the past couple of weeks. But Ruben Amorim had a clear message for any Manchester United stars who might still

The centre-back’s long pass to Amad earned United a hard-fought victory in the Manchester derby in mid-December, and he opened the scoring against Liverpool in an exhausting draw at Anfield. His goal against Fulham followed his late assist for Fernandes against Rangers in the Europa League.

Dwight Yorke has told Ruben Amorim to ‘move on’ from two Manchester United players and says fans would ‘understand’ if they left Old Trafford. Amorim has his work cut out at United, the Red Devils still sitting in the bottom-half of the Premier League almost three months since the Portuguese boss was appointed as Erik ten Hag’s replacement.

United had to wait until 41:57 for their first shot in this game, their joint longest wait for an attempt on goal in a Premier League match this season (also 41:57 vs Arsenal in December)

Ruben Amorim ’s side were comfortably beaten by Brighton last weekend and they sit 13th in the Premier League table. A late winner against Rangers in midweek has lifted the mood somewhat, but there has been little for United to get excited about and significant recruitment in the final week of the transfer window appear unlikely.