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For some early afternoon reading, although not exactly cheery if you’re a Manchester United fan:

Despite enduring a nightmarish start to life as Manchester United manager, Ruben Amorim has always retained a likability that perhaps ensured he has been given an easier ride from the media than his record would normally warrant.

There’s often a little jovial quip at something as he enters press conferences. Even a double entendre with regular journalists on occasion.

Not anymore. He greeted the room full of smiles on Friday with a brow so furrowed it was practically inverted. Like he had seen a ghost.

Amorim uncharacteristically refused to answer some questions and gave short, pointed answers to others, before administering his bleakest outlook yet when grilled about the January transfer window.

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