Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has confessed the players need to focus on "surviving", rather than qualifying for European football. Boxing Day saw United fall to a crushing 2-0 defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers,

Ruben Amorim says misfiring Manchester United must find a way to “survive” a “tough moment” that he expects to continue well beyond the bruising Boxing Day defeat at Vitor Pereira’s Wolves.Source: PA

It might have felt odd at the time, given Manchester United were fresh from a decisive 4-0 win against Everton, but Ruben Amorim predicting the arrival of a “storm” now appears prophetic.

Ruben Amorim admits he has “no idea” how long it will take to turn around Manchester United and said his focus is “to survive”. United suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in seven games with a 2-0 St Stephen's Day loss against Wolves, whose new boss Vitor Pereira has made an immediate impact.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim rebutted a journalist's remarks after the Red Devils' 2-0 defeat to Wolves, where it was suggested that Vitor Pereira had introduced a new system to outsmart his team on Boxing Day.

Ruben Amorim admitted his Manchester United “just have to survive” when asked about dropping towards the Premier League relegation zone following defeat at Wolves.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said he needs time on the training ground to iron out the Red Devils' flaws after a 2-0 defeat to lowly Wolves on Thursday.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United "just have to survive" when asked about inching closer to the Premier League drop zone after losing at Wolves.

Manchester United suffered their third consecutive defeat, losing to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 at the Molineux Stadium on Thursday.Bruno Fernandes saw a second yellow card within the first minute

Manchester United defender Leny Yoro has been in and out of the side since Ruben Amorim's arrival, but it could be time to give him a nailed-on place.