Ruben Amorim accepted that his position in charge of Manchester United is already "in danger" after losing half of his opening ten matches at the helm.
The Portuguese boss oversaw a limp 2-0 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day which left the Red Devils languishing in 14th place in the Premier League table.
Amorim started his tenure in charge of United with an underwhelming 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town's Portman Road home before overseeing victories against Bodo/Glimt and Everton. However, the former Sporting CP manager has lost five of his subsequent seven matches, including three in the space of seven days on either side of Christmas.
This disastrous start has seen Amorim become the first Manchester United manager to lose as many as five of his first ten games at the helm since Walter Crickmer in January 1932. Crickmer was more akin to a club secretary than a manager in the modern sense and enjoyed 39 years working for the club in a number of capacities, earning him the nickname 'Mr Manchester United'.
Amorim is trying to last another 39 days.
"The manager of Manchester United can never, no matter what, be comfortable," the 39-year head coach told reporters the day after his side's foggy loss at Molineux. "You can argue I have been here one month and I've had four training [sessions], but we are not winning. That is the reality."
United lured Amorim away from Sporting - who were unbeaten across all competitions when their talismanic coach stepped down in November - at great expense. The combination of his eight-digit buyout clause and the hefty package Erik ten Hag was owed following his mid-season sacking came to a sum of �21.4m. That financial investment, however, doesn't leave Amorim feeling any more secure.
"I know that if we don't win, regardless if they pay the buyout or not, every manager is in danger," he stressed. "I like that because that is the job."
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