Overview

• United sit 14th with four points from four league matches after the City defeat and an earlier Carabao Cup exit, escalating scrutiny of the manager.
• Reports say the board will judge progress across Chelsea, Brentford and Sunderland before an Anfield trip, with media touting Oliver Glasner, Gareth Southgate, Marco Silva, Andoni Iraola and Mauricio Pochettino as possible options if a change is made.
• Amorim has reiterated he will not abandon his 3-4-3 philosophy, drawing public criticism from Roy Keane, Paul Scholes, Rene Meulensteen and Ben Foster over the team’s shape and results.
• Recruitment choices and the goalkeeper hierarchy are being questioned, with Altay Bayindir starting, Andre Onana sent on loan, new signing Senne Lammens unused, and Scholes lamenting a failure to move for Gianluigi Donnarumma.
• Football Insider reports that captain Bruno Fernandes could reconsider his future and weigh Saudi interest if the team does not show clear improvement.