Rubén Amorim is afraid of Relegation and admits that his game system does not work at Manchester United

Rubén Amorim does not seem to rule out relegation and says that it is a “fact” that his Manchester United cannot play the way he wants.

Old Trafford witnessed a depressing 2-0 defeat against Newcastle As of Monday night, the Premier League giants are 14th in the table.

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United They have suffered nine defeats in the Premier League this season and have lost their last four games in all competitions.

Just seven points separate them from the bottom three, with rivals Liverpool 23 points ahead of them at the top.

The prospect of relegation, however unlikely it may be for a club of United's stature, has slowly become a topic of conversation over the last week.

History shows that their current position in the Premier League could be the undoing of the 13-time winners this season.

Four teams in the history of the English top flight that were 14th in the table at the start of a new year have been relegated.

Newcastle were the first team to do so in the 2008/09 season before Burnley did the same a year later.

Norwich suffered the same fate in the 2013/14 campaign, with Leeds the last club after their relegation in 2023.

Therefore, United could be facing the football championship next season, although they have another 19 games to improve.

It is a situation that the head coach amorim He is certainly aware of this, as he told talkSPORT: “I'm really worried.

“If you look at the league, it's really difficult, every team has the chance to win games, so we have to be very honest with our fans.

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“And especially with our players, we will fight for our lives, we have to continue.”

And he added: “A really difficult moment. I think one of the most difficult moments in Manchester United's history. And we lost at home again. So that's a fact.

“And you have to continue believing and working. That is the only way to improve.”

When asked if his playing system that favors three at the back is working, Amorim said: “I think it's a fact and it's true (that it's not working).

“But I can't change my idea in one day because now they will lose a lot more.

“So I will try to do what I am trying to do. I adapt to each game, the positioning, the way of pressing.

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“I'm trying to deal with all that without training. So it's very difficult for them. But I'll stick with my idea that I want to play a certain way until the end, because I think if I change everything now, we're going to achieve it.” lose everything.”

United conceded the first goal of the night just four minutes into the match, when Alexander Isak was allowed to head in unmarked.

Joelinton scored Newcastle's second in the 19th minute to increase the tension among the home fans inside Old Trafford.

Joshua Zirkzee was replaced before the break by Kobbie Mainoo and reunited with sarcastic applause of United fans.

Club legend Gary Neville called it “brutal” before the boos rang out at the end of the first half after a dismal performance.

United improved in the second half, but could only finish the match with a two-goal deficit and therefore lost again.

Their first games of 2025 are anything but easy as Liverpool host them at Anfield before traveling to Arsenal in the FA Cup.

It looks like it will be a testing few months for United, who finished 2024 with a whimper.