Ruben Amorim's behind-the-scenes conversation shows why he must succeed at Manchester United

"Ruben Amorim, he’ll bring the glory days again. We’ll back him from the Stretford End, he’ll turn the Reds aroundddddd," echoed around the City Ground as Manchester United trailed.

Speaking before the international break, Amorim said it was "strange" to be given his own chat by matchgoers because United are currently "so far away from what they expect and deserve."

United lost their 13th game of the Premier League season against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday and fluffed a chance to win back-to-back top-flight games for the first time this term, which means Southampton, Ipswich Town and United are still the only teams not to have won successive matches.

Amorim was appointed in November and didn't enjoy a new manager bounce. United haven't won points and would be 15th in the table if the Premier League had started when he took over.

Still, the support for Amorim was audible on the banks of the River Trent and United did not play particularly badly, despite looking like they could go another 90 minutes without scoring.

This joyless season will hinge on whether United win the Europa League and it's been 'Europe or bust' for some time now. The Premier League campaign has been written off and a win against Nottingham Forest would have lifted United up to the exciting position of 12th in the table.

There was a general apathy at the 1-0 defeat on Tuesday night, although the players still had glum faces as they one-by-one left the stadium to board the team coach to return to Manchester.

Matthijs de Ligt rolled his ankle during the match and decided he could play for the entire contest. He left the ground slowly limping, seemingly in pain, but he confirmed that he was okay.

Joshua Zirkzee was greeted by a middle-aged man, who he