'Gutless' Man United tipped to suffer Fulham woe as 'overly emotional' Ruben Amorim blasted

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United got back to winning ways on Thursday night, defying some ticketing controversy to beat Rangers 2-1 in the Europa League.

They travel to Fulham with a ‘worst United team in history’ shaped cloud over their head, the words of Amorim after their 3-1 defeat to Brighton dominating the headlines despite the manager’s attempts to diminish them in the week.

A positive result here is key in ensuring that the good spell of form against Liverpool, Arsenal, and Southampton isn’t marked down as an anomaly, and that Amorim’s comments linger.

They are, however, still in the minds of the pundits, who aren’t filled with confidence in United.

The BBC Sport pundit said: “I was totally gutless last week, going for Manchester United to draw with Brighton.

“I put it down to the stick I get on social media whenever I predict United will lose getting to me and clouding my judgement, and it is not going to happen again.

“My gut was telling me Brighton are a better team than United but I didn't listen. I have the same feeling about Fulham and I am not going to ignore it.

“Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has backtracked a bit after calling his team "maybe the worst" United side ever when they lost to Brighton, claiming he was speaking more about himself.

“I don't think that was a smart move, no matter what he meant by it. I like Amorim but being overly emotional is not going to help his cause.

“In terms of this game, let's get it right - Fulham are bright going forward, they are going to be bolder than United will be, and they will take the game to them.

“That scenario has suited United in the past, but the outcome of this game really depends on whether they turn up, and at the moment that feels like the