Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim to arrest the club’s slump after a difficult start to his compatriot’s Old Trafford reign. Defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day was a fourth in seven league games under Amorim,

Manchester United need some help in the January transfer window. The Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag and brought in Ruben Amorim to change their fortunes earlier in the season, but recent results have not gone their way.

The former Liverpool defender says the Portuguese has a big job on his fans but expects a resurgent United in 12 months. He wrote in the Telegraph: "Amorim has a bigger job with a blank canvas. He will need more time and patience, especially in getting underperforming players on big contracts out of the club.

It might have felt odd at the time, given Manchester United were fresh from a decisive 4-0 win against Everton, but Ruben Amorim predicting the arrival of a “storm” now appears prophetic.

For whatever reason, talented individual players cannot repeatedly execute the most basic drills when they need to.

Manchester United lost their fifth game of December on Thursday with Wolverhampton Wanderers beating them 2-0 at the Molineux Stadium.Ruben Amorim has now won a meagre seven points from a possible 21

Bruno Fernandes has started every game under Ruben Amorim at Man United but he will be suspended for the visit of Newcastle.

Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, who has made a poor start at the club after taking over from Erik ten Hag last month.

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has backed head coach Ruben Amorim to turn things around and bring the club back on the right track.United dropped down to 14th spot in the Premier League

Manchester United have had a mixed start under new head coach Ruben Amorim following Erik ten Hag's sacking in October