Ruben Amorim urges Man Utd to 'survive' amid RELEGATION fears after latest defeat leaves Red Devils just eight points clear of drop zone

The 10 men of United fell to a 2-0 defeat at Molineux on Thursday, leaving them just seven points above the Premier League's bottom three. With five losses in seven games, head coach Amorim admitted the Red Devils just need to keep their head above water amid this challenging period.

“In this moment, we just have to survive and to win sometimes, to work on the team,” he said, when asked about the threat of getting pulled towards the relegation zone. “We already knew it, when I started this job and started with the team, the new idea of no time to train, a lot of games, tough games, we already knew it, it’s a long journey, like I said in the first day we have to continue and we have to fight these bad moments because this is part of football.”

When Amorim replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag, hopes were high that the Portuguese could improve United's ailing fortunes. But so far, they seem to be going backwards. However, they are seven points behind the top six - the same gap to the relegation zone - and there is time for the ex-Sporting CP boss to come good.

Amorim will hope United can end the year on a high when they host in-form Newcastle United at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Monday.