• Manager admits it is ‘hard to cope’ with the pressure
• Amorim praises fans despite jeers directed at Zirkzee

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United’s players have been struck by fear during matches and he is looking to the club’s supporters, as well as his own family, to lift the darkening mood around Old Trafford.

United travel to Liverpool on Sunday with the gap between the two fierce rivals 23 points after 19 games played. While Arne Slot has breathed new life into Liverpool this season, Amorim’s start at United has been littered with problems and poor results.