Ruben Amorim: Man Utd can’t run away from poor results but don’t blame system

Ruben Amorim accepts Manchester United “cannot run away” from the bad results they have suffered at the start of the season, but insists the system he plays is not to blame.

United are 14th after six games with two wins and a draw to their name, and head into Saturday’s match at home to Sunderland with Amorim again under pressure after a 3-1 loss to Brentford last weekend.

United have taken just 34 points from 33 top-flight games under Portuguese head coach Amorim, and are yet to win consecutive top-flight matches.

Defeat to fifth-placed Sunderland heading into the October international break will inevitably turn up the heat on Amorim, though sources close to the club insist United have not – and are not – lining up a successor.

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