Amorim says he is not safe from being sacked by Old Trafford

Ruben Amorim says the Manchester United manager should never feel ‘comfortable’ and that he relishes the pressure the role brings.

The Portuguese has made a slow start at Old Trafford after replacing Erik Ten Hag following last night’s 2-0 defeat to Wolves, his third setback in all competitions.

United paid £10.6m to prize Amorim away from Sporting Lisbon last month and he accepts the situation he now finds himself in.

“The Manchester United coach can never feel comfortable no matter what happens,” Amorim said.

“You can say I was here for one month and had four training sessions, but we didn’t win. That’s the reality.”

Defeat at Molineux means United sit 14th in the Premier League table, closer in terms of points to the relegation zone than the top four.

Sport propulsion makes no difference

Amorim does not believe the fact United paid such a large sum to bring him to Old Trafford makes a difference to his job security.

“I know that if we don’t win, regardless of whether they pay the buyout or not, every manager is at risk,” he said. “I love it because that’s the job.

“It’s part of football to go through these difficult moments. I already knew it was going to be difficult. You expect to win more games, to have players with more confidence to sell the idea and the work and improve things.

“At this moment it’s really difficult. We have to survive until we have time and then improve the team.

Not to be in the West Midlands.

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A tough test against the resurgent Magpies

United’s next match will be at home with Newcastle, which has won its last three league matches, scoring 11 goals in this match.

It’s another tough match for the Amorim team, but they hope their players can inspire the fans and not the other way around.

When asked what he wanted from the fans at Old Trafford on Monday evening, he replied: “Nothing.

“I wouldn’t dare ask anything from our fans. They have given us everything: a full stadium, they always support us, and they applaud loss after loss.

“I just want to give something to the fans, not ask them for anything.”