United have too many players either not good enough or out of form and so far Ruben Amorim has largely failed to get a tune out of the squad since taking over from Erik ten Hag. The Old Trafford chief can rightly plead patience given the state of affairs when he took charge but there is precious little to be positive about just now.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was once again struggling to find the words to sum up another poor performance from his team. But after a woeful first 65 minutes as they trailed 2-0 at Everton at half time,

The club sit 15th in the Premier League - perhaps short-term pain under Amorim will lead to long-term gain, but so far, there is scant evidence it will