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,

Cristiano Ronaldo has passionately defended Ruben Amorim, once again claiming Manchester United ’s problems lie with the club’s owners. And the football legend even went so far as to suggest what he would do to help United if he were owner, shortly after revealing he intended to buy a ‘big club’ upon retirement.

Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Ruben Amorim to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes by insisting the 'storm will finish' at Old Trafford under his fellow

Cristiano Ronaldo, a Manchester United legend, is one of the most influential figures in English soccer, and his opinion carries considerable weight. Recently, he shared his thoughts on Ruben Amorim's early weeks as the Red Devils’ head coach.

Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, who has made a poor start at the club after taking over from Erik ten Hag last month.

Manchester United have had a mixed start under new head coach Ruben Amorim following Erik ten Hag's sacking in October

Speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, Ronaldo voiced strong support of Amorim and backed his former club to get back to their glory days, saying: "He (Amorim) did a fantastic job in Portugal with my (club) Sporting, but the Premier League is a different beast, the most competitive league in the world.

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo has backed head coach Ruben Amorim to turn things around and bring the club back on the right track.United dropped down to 14th spot in the Premier League

Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Ruben Amorim to turn around Manchester United ’s fortunes by insisting the “storm will finish” at Old Trafford under his fellow Portuguese. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Chris Sutton doesn’t think Ruben Amorim is at risk of being sacked by Manchester United yet and has called upon players to cut out ‘under-12s’ mistakes