'We are the worst team in the history of Man Utd' - Ruben Amorim admits 'everybody here is under-performing' as Red Devils hit 131-year low after humiliating home loss to Brighton

The Red Devils succumbed to their 10th defeat of the season as they were swatted aside 3-1 by Brighton at Old Trafford. It was their fourth loss in six league home games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in November and signalled the first time since the 1893-94 season - when the club was called Newton Heath - that United have lost six of their first 12 home games in a season.

"I am not naïve. We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. We have to acknowledge that and change that," Amorim told a press conference. "In 10 games in the Premier League we won three, I know that. Imagine this for a fan of Man United, imagine this for me. You are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. Imagine that. We need to survive this moment. I know that."

United had lost three of their previous four home games, succumbing to Newcastle, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, while it took a 12-minute hat-trick from Amad Diallo to prevent them losing at home to Southampton, the weakest team in the Premier League, on Thursday. Amorim solemnly admitted that most teams his side have faced are simply better than them. "The opponents are better than us in many details, we cannot be consistent," he added. "I am not helping my players in the moment. It is a hard moment, We have to acknowledge we are in a very difficult situation, all the bad records, losing games at home, losing in Premier League, we are underperforming."

United had just one shot on target in the 90 minutes against Brighton, Bruno Fernandes' equaliser from the penalty spot. The coach was powerless to unpack why his team were struggling so much despite having the second-highest wage bill in the league and spending around £600 million ($730m) on players in the last three years. Amorim added: "It is hard to explain, we have to acknowledge the moment and not go around the problem. Everybody here is underperforming, no matter what the circumstances. It is unacceptable to lose so many games for any club in the Premier League, never mind for Manchester United. It is a really hard moment but we have to continue."

United get a brief respite from their domestic woes when they welcome Rangers on Thursday in their penultimate game of the Europa League league phase. They will then visit Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday. Amorim said the only way for his side to improve is by working harder on the training ground, but they will have very few sessions due to the unrelenting schedule. He added: "I knew that it was going to be hard to put a completely new idea in the moment but when you lose games and don’t win three games in a row it becomes really hard. So that’s why I’m telling [everyone] we are going to suffer because I will continue to do the same. To help my players is to give them the tools to play in this way but then without training is really hard, then without training and losing games, you can feel it in the end of the game, everybody was changing position and that is something I will not see again."