Paul Merson has suggested that Ruben Amorim made a mistake in agreeing to take the Manchester United job as the Red Devils continue to struggle for form.

Manchester United were beaten at Old Trafford by Brighton, while Tottenham lost at Everton; both sides languish in bottom half yet both Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou stand by their styles, amid injuries and adversity.

Manchester United haven’t got the new manager bounce they were looking for since replacing Erik ten Hag with Ruben Amorim. In fact, their results in the Premier League have actually worsened since they made the change in the dugout.

The Marcus Rashford situation reached a new crescendo on Sunday night.Following the 1-0 win over Fulham - Rashford’s 11th straight match out of the Manchester United team - manager Ruben Amorim said he would rather give a place on the bench to his 63-year-old goalkeeping coach than to a player who does not give the “maximum” in training.

Ruben Amorim has not made a great start to his reign as Manchester United manager.United have lost six of the 11 Premier League games they have played under him. They are 13th in the standings and

Paul Merson believes Ruben Amorim will be regretting joining Man Utd and has a feeling the club has privately warned him about his comments.

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Paul Merson has told Manchester United to complete a sensational swap deal that would see Alejandro Garnacho join Chelsea in exchange for Christopher Nkunku. It was reported last week that Chelsea were considering making a surprise move for Garnacho as they look to bolster their attacking options.

Ruben Amorim has once again shut down any talk of Marcus Rashford’s future at Manchester United, insisting he does not know if the forward will be at the club when the transfer window closes. The 27-year-old has not featured for Amorim in recent weeks after revealing his desire to seek a ‘”new challenge” and has been linked with possible moves to AC Milan,

United are rumoured to be unwilling to allow the 27-year-old to join a domestic rival, ruling out any unlikely deal with the likes of Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal or West Ham.