RUBEN AMORIM admitted Manchester United’s dismal run of form is making it harder for him to sell his players on his tactical model.

Monday’s 2-0 home loss to Newcastle saw United suffer five league defeats in the same calendar month for the first time since September 1962, and a fourth straight reverse in all competitions means the Red Devils have lost six of their last eight.

Amorim is yet to do anything to arrest the alarming slide which led to Erik ten Hag’s dismissal in October, and the latest defeat left them in 14th place in the Premier League, seven points above the drop zone with increasing talk of a relegation battle.