Amorim feels he has support from Man Utd board

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has not had an easy transition to life at Old Trafford.

When he first spoke to United chief executive Omar Berrada, he asked if he could delay his arrival until the summer and was told 'it's now or never'.

The issues created by Amorim trying to implement a new system, with players largely not used to it, at a time where, initially, there were no free midweeks to work on it, have led to a strange mix of results. Victories against Manchester City and Arsenal, plus a creditable draw at Liverpool, have been combined with five home defeats, the latest against Crystal Palace last weekend.

"It's a little bit harder for me to cope with than the board because the board already know," he said. "I explained all the risks. Everything that has happened I explained to the board, and they said the same thing, 'We need to start now'.

"We are doing that. But I understand in this moment with a lot of losses, especially at home, the environment is really hard, but I feel the support of the board. I'm not the slightest bit worried about that.

"It's just the pain of losing - that is the hardest thing to cope with. You have difficult moments, where it is hard to sleep but even in the good or bad moments, my idea is so clear and I make the same decisions without any other concerns.

"On the other side, I know we need to survive in this moment, because in football when you don't win, you have problems."