Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is fully aware that his job will be in “danger” if results under him don’t improve. Defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day was a fourth in seven league games since the Portuguese took over from Erik ten Hag in November.

Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United legend, is one of the most influential figures in English soccer, and his opinion carries considerable weight. Recently, he shared his thoughts on Ruben Amorim's early weeks as the Red Devils’ head coach.

When Manchester United’s chief executive Omar Berrada first met Ruben Amorim in Lisbon back in November in the bid to lure him to Old Trafford, you imagine the conversation was sprinkled with “R” words.