Amorim urges beleaguered United to 'trust the process'

Ruben Amorim urged players and supporters to trust the process as he pledged to turn things around like he did at Sporting Lisbon after Manchester United's first home loss to Nottingham Forest in 30 years.

Erik ten Hag’s successor enjoyed a promising start to life in the hotseat, but repeatedly attempted to manage expectations as wins against Bodo/Glimt and Everton followed a draw at Ipswich.

Amorim warned that a storm was not far away and so it proved, with Arsenal’s corner prowess earning them a 2-0 Premier League win on Wednesday that was compounded by Forest on Saturday.

Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and birthday boy Chris Wood scored in a famous 3-2 triumph at Old Trafford, where Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes scored for the hosts.

"We already knew (it would be tough)," head coach Amorim said. "It will be a long journey, but we want to win because this is a massive club.

"You feel it when you lose one game, it’s really hard for everybody. I can understand that. I can feel it in the stadium after the first goal.

"We understand the context, but we have to keep (working) in the same way, doing the same things. The same words I have here with Everton, I have today. Continue to focus on the performance.

"We need to improve in a lot of aspects of the game and continue to do the same things tomorrow in training."

Asked about his mentality after bruising back-to-back losses, Amorim said: "I had this and worse in Sporting in the beginning.

"The feeling for me is the same. For the world it’s completely different because you know Sporting in Portugal, but Manchester you have a lot of attention. But for me, it’s the same feeling.

"I had this period at Sporting and if you are a little experienced in football, this happens with