Sunday’s limp 3-0 defeat to Manchester City was Amorim’s 16th loss since taking charge at Old Trafford 10 months ago, ensuring the under-fire Portuguese has the worst record of any United manager post the Second World War.
The i Paper has been told by several sources that there is a feeling that while results have remained disappointing, there has been an improvement in performances and results remain poor only by “fine margins”.
Defeat at Manchester City was the team’s third this season (Photo: Getty)
While they have only mustered one goal from open play from their opening four league matches, United have managed 52 shots at goal, 10 more than any other Premier League side.
United missed some glaring openings at the Etihad, albeit when chasing the game, and found new City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in fine form.
Given time to bed in, sources said, there is a feeling the new arrivals will help oversee a transformation in fortunes.
Amorim’s insistence that his system and approach to football will work has drawn plenty of criticism in the aftermath of the derby defeat, with the head coach again doubling down on his philosophy after the match.
As captain Bruno Fernandes touched upon in his post-match interview at the Etihad, player mistakes were the root cause of their derby woes, with the skipper calling for his players to be braver to ensure the system does work.
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But a few tweaks here and there – abandoning attempts to deploy Fernandes in a deep-lying midfield role being one – could see an upturn in results, some figures at the club believe.
Amorim will at least get that match to prove his doubters wrong. Nonetheless, something, however small, has to give.
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