Ruben Amorim faces a midfield rethink when Manchester United host Newcastle United for a Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Monday. The Red Devils are without both Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte for their final game of 2024 against Eddie Howe’s men.

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,

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United's problems are not down to new manager Ruben Amorim, and believes he would be able to fix them if he was the club's owner. Amorim has lost five of his 10 games in charge of United -- including four of the last five in the Premier League-- and said ahead of the next game against Newcastle United that his job is not safe.

Manchester United are struggling big time and their performances as well as their position in the league show that. New manager Ruben Amorim is still struggling to get the best out of his players and the Red Devils may soon need help in the January transfer window to add more quality to their squad.