Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United's problems are not down to new manager Ruben Amorim, and believes he would be able to fix them if he was the club's owner. Amorim has lost five of his 10 games in charge of United -- including four of the last five in the Premier League-- and said ahead of the next game against Newcastle United that his job is not safe.

Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim to arrest the club’s slump after a difficult start to his compatriot’s Old Trafford reign. Defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day was a fourth in seven league games under Amorim,