Ruben Amorim expecting hard times after Manchester United take 'risk' with lack of new forward recruits

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United have taken a risk with their transfer business and that everyone is "fighting" for their jobs until the summer.

This has been a chastening season for all connected to the Old Trafford club, with the Red Devils' struggles continuing since the Portuguese replaced Erik ten Hag as head coach in November.

United languish 13th in the Premier League after losing 2-0 to Crystal Palace last weekend, when Amorim said the club were "trying everything" to make improvements before Monday’s transfer deadline.

But nothing materialised despite the glaring need for goals, leaving the side looking short as they look to get back to winning ways against Leicester in Friday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie.

"What I feel is the club is taking its time," Amorim said. "We know the urgency of the moment, the moment of the team.

"But I think everybody here doesn’t want to make some mistakes that we did in past, so we have to improve players we have and to win some games.

"Then in summer we will see but, like I said, we are being really careful with transfers because we did some mistakes in the past."

Such errors have left United with an unbalanced squad and limited financial ability to bolster a team that Marcus Rashford, Antony and Tyrell Malacia recently left on loan.

Allowing those players to depart has reduced the experience and options in a group that has only been bolstered by the arrival of highly-rated young defenders Patrick Dorgu, 20, and Ayden Heaven, 18.

"I think is a moment that is hard to turn things around in just a few games," Amorim said. "It’s going to be like that, really hard, until the end of the season.

"Then we are taking that risk that you talk about, because we want a different thing in our team and