Amorim crisis, January transfer window dilemma - Man Utd sent Premier League relegation verdict

Manchester United continue to struggle under Ruben Amorim after Monday's 2-0 defeat to Newcastle left them seven points above the relegation zone.

The Reds were hoping for an immediate improvement after sacking Erik ten Hag in October, but the club's struggles have continued with four defeats in a row across all competitions. United have also lost three successive home league games for the first time since 1979.

United will also finish the year 14th in the table, their lowest position since 1989. And concern at Old Trafford is only likely to grow ahead of Sunday's daunting trip to league leaders Liverpool, where United have not won since 2016.

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There will now be genuine fears at M16 that the Reds could be sucked into an unthinkable relegation battle. Amorim himself has admitted that his team could be in a possible scrap at the foot of the table.

But could the Reds really be relegated? Writers at the Manchester Evening News have had their say below...

It's amazing to think that Manchester United could find themselves in a relegation battle. We've seen similar examples with big clubs across Europe, such as Borussia Dortmund under Jurgen Klopp in 2015, but nothing like this from a team that has been so expensively assembled.

Thankfully for the Reds, though, there should be three teams worse than them. Southampton look doomed already, while Ipswich and Leicester City probably do not have the quality to string a run of results to keep them up.

I'm sure many United fans would take a season in the Championship, though, if it