Ruben Amorim has said he’s not expecting reinforcements to his squad in the January transfer window as he attempts to arrest Manchester United‘s worrying slide towards the relegation places.
Defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday was United’s fourth in a row in all competitions. It has left Amorim’s team 14th in the table and just seven points off the drop zone.
One of the issues facing the Portuguese coach is a lack of players who fit his 3-4-3 system, but he’s not expecting the club to spend money to fix it when the transfer window opens on Wednesday.
“We don’t have that possibility in January,” Amorim said. “You know the situation better than I [do]. It’s not the case I am not arriving here and I can spend a lot of money, changing all the team. You know the situation so it’s not a point to talk about…