Overview

• Manchester United sit 14th with seven points from six league games after a 3-1 loss at Brentford and a League Cup exit to League Two Grimsby.
• Ruben Amorim insists the formation is not the issue, arguing defeats stem from execution and small details rather than his 3-4-3.
• He says only the board will decide his future, rules out resigning, and accepts it will become impossible to continue without wins.
• Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and others have publicly criticised his approach, and Amorim says such commentary is influencing player confidence.
• INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are reported to be maintaining public support as alternatives are monitored, with Saturday’s Old Trafford match against promoted Sunderland before the international break widely viewed as a key juncture and a pre-match tribute planned following the Manchester synagogue attack.