Overview

• Club sources cited by the Manchester Evening News and Sky Sports say there are no current plans to replace Ruben Amorim despite a 3-0 derby defeat and the team’s worst start since 1992/93.
• United have taken four points from their first five matches in all competitions after a summer spend reported at over £200m, raising questions over recruitment and system fit.
• Amorim has insisted he will not change his approach, saying, “I’m not going to change… If not, you have to change the man,” following the loss to Manchester City.
• Finance expert Dan Plumley told Football Insider that any dismissal would likely cost at least single-digit millions, while Champions League qualification could be worth about €100m (£87m) and each league place around £3.5m.
• Prominent voices including Gary Neville, Paul Scholes, Ben Foster and Rene Meulensteen have criticised United’s setup and warned results must improve soon, while separate reports of dressing-room frustration are disputed by the club.