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.

United begin the defence of their FA Cup crown with a blockbuster third-round visit to Arsenal, then welcome Southampton and Brighton in the league, where they sit 13th, just seven points above the drop.

Ruben Amorim might not have been historically accurate when he labelled his Manchester United flops as "maybe the worst team" in the club's history, but his astonishing claim did expose the extent of the problems facing the beleaguered boss.

Ruben Amorim has been accused of wanting Manchester United to sack him after his controversial comments on Sunday.