Ruben Amorim looked like he hadn’t slept or had been crying. This is what managing Manchester United does even to the best of them. His media conference was in keeping with his team’s performance against Brighton: erratic,

Ruben Amorim has warned Manchester United's players and supporters that they will continue to suffer until the end of the season. United's 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion was their sixth home Premier League reverse of the season and fourth under Amorim's management.

Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim follows the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Brighton and Hove Albion, at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester,

Amorim would like United to build up with a genuine three at the back, rather than the four it has been when protection is the first priority. At Anfield, United took the lead because Martinez sensed a moment to press high, snapping into Mohamed Salah to win the ball and then stay up to receive Fernandes’ slipped pass.

It's either part of some high-stakes 10-dimensional strategy we cannot fathom or signs of a man with a kamikaze pilot approach to emotional restraint.

The reality is there's not much that can be done at the moment for Amorim and the club with its current selection of players, but the Portuguese manager has to at least hope that

Amorim replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag and his success with Sporting Lisbon allowed United supporters to believe they’d appointed a manager who would bring the good times back

Manchester United slumped to a dismal defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford as Ruben Amorim's side were resoundingly beaten 3-1 by the Seagulls