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"It’s not time to say. It’s time to show" - Amorim wants performances to do the talking

Manchester United host Sunderland in the Premier League as Ruben Amorim faces another pressure match at Old Trafford.

Defeat at Brentford last weekend has once again increased the spotlight on Amorim, with United in the now familiar position of needing to bounce back at home following a disappointing away performance.

Amorim’s players delivered in the recent wins over Burnley and Chelsea but with an international break around the corner, the Portuguese head coach desperately needs another result to build some momentum.

Amorim gave an impassioned defence of his position and said he is not scared about getting sacked- but Sunderland are enjoying a fine return to the Premier League and enter the weekend sitting fifth in the table and unbeaten in four games.

Regis Le Bris’s side have kept clean sheets in two of their last three games, including an away win at Nottingham Forest last time out, so confidence is high ahead of a first trip to Old Trafford since Boxing Day 2016.

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United's system is not to blame for their struggles

“We have had six games this season, and we lost three,” Ruben Amorim said. “We have to look to the games that we lost. If we lost to Arsenal because of the system, it is your job to make the opinion. When you look at the game against City, is the first thing you think when the game starts the system? I think you don’t think about the system in that moment.

“And Brentford, the way we concede goals, the way we create chances, there is nothing to do with the system. That is my opinion. I am not saying this team would play better in a different system or not, that is not my point. My point is, if I look at the games we didn’t win, the most important thing when I watch the game is not we lost because of the system. That is my opinion and people have different opinions. That is OK.”