Ruben Amorim breaks unwanted record as Manchester United boss sends warning that fans won’t like

Ruben Amorim has failed to give Manchester United the 'new manager bounce' they were hoping for - and has instead created unwanted history.

The 39-year-old saw his side lose 2-0 at Wolves on Boxing Day to leave the Red Devils languishing in 14th spot after 18 matches.

United have now lost three consecutive matches in a row in all competitions in the past week.

They were first dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller, before being humiliated at Old Trafford as Bournemouth eased to a 3-0 victory.

And United's defeat in the Midlands means that Amorim has now won just two out of his opening seven top-flight matches.

His horror start has seen him lose four Premier League matches in the fewest amount of games, reaching the fourth defeat in just his seventh league match in charge - quicker than any United manager in Premier League history.

Since replacing Erik ten Hag in the dugout, Amorim has been beaten in five out of his ten matches in charge.

Only Southampton - rooted to the bottom of the table with six points - have lost more games [six] among Premier League teams in all competitions than United.

And speaking to talkSPORT reporter Joseph Shennan following the defeat at Molineux, Amorim declared that fans may have to get used to their dismal form continuing.

The Portuguese boss insisted that it's 'tough' to see how his side get out of their slump in the near future.

Asked whether the United job is tougher than he had expected, Amorim replied: "No.

"I said it to everybody, this will be a long journey, and this moment will be really tough.

"And we are not near that moment [being back in form].

"So we have to continue to improve in all aspects of the game.

"We need to have time to train, and when you have these moments in a big club, it's really hard to get out.

"But we will continue to fight."

In what was a match to forget for United, they also saw Bruno Fernandes sent off for a second yellow card.

In doing so, Fernandes has become the first player since Nemanja Vidic in the 2008/09 season to be shown a red card on three occasions.

Fernandes was also given his marching orders in the 3-0 defeat to Spurs at the Theatre of Dreams in September.

And in his next outing, Fernandes, who had never been sent off for United before the Tottenham clash, was dismissed against Porto in the Europa League.

He will now miss United's upcoming home clash against Newcastle, along with midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wolves.

Commenting on Fernandes' red card to talkSPORT, Amorim said: "The sending off changed the game."

Pressed for his view on the dismissal, he stated: "I don't want to talk about that because I didn't see it on TV.

"I think the first yellow is harsh, and then in-play, he wants to reach the ball without wanting to make a foul or stop the play.

"Then the other guy [Nelson Semedo] touched the ball and Bruno touched the opponent and Bruno was sent off."

Incredibly, United are now closer to the bottom three than they are to the top four.

And with Newcastle, Liverpool and an FA Cup third round tie at Arsenal on the horizon, Amorim knows he must stop the rot - and fast.