Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim to arrest the club’s slump after a difficult start to his compatriot’s Old Trafford reign. Defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day was a fourth in seven league games under Amorim,

Bruno Fernandes has started every game under Ruben Amorim at Man United but he will be suspended for the visit of Newcastle.

For whatever reason, talented individual players cannot repeatedly execute the most basic drills when they need to.