Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has reiterated his intention to continue with his methods, despite suffering another setback last weekend against Crystal Palace.
United lost at home for the seventh time in 13 league matches this season, as Palace recorded a 2-0 win and Amorim has admitted the club is in a 'difficult situation'.
Despite coming under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, Amorim has vowed to continue to take risks, as he believes it will benefit his side in the long term.
"That is clear, it is also exciting. I know when I choose this profession that you have the risk of results," he said.
"I'm not naive, I said that many times, this is a sport of results and we are in a difficult situation. Changing everything in the middle of the season without new signings is a danger for a coach, but I have a clear idea of what I want to do.
"I take these risks because in the end, it's going to pay off."
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"We are being really careful with transfers"
The Red Devils had a busy January transfer window, however, the club focused more on outgoings rather than improving the current squad with new additions.
Currently, the club are in a delicate financial situation, which restricted them to signing just Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven, with the latter expected to feature heavily in the academy before making his first-team debut.
Although Marcus Rashford, Tyrell Malacia and Antony's loan departures have left the squad in a weaker position, Amorim has defended the club's transfer strategy and has hinted at the possibility of the two new signings making their debuts against Leicester on Friday night.
"We’ll see, you guys have to wait until tomorrow but they are ready to play and are two more solutions in this moment," he added.
"What I feel is that the club is taking its time. We know the urgency of the moment of the team, but everybody here doesn't want to make the same mistakes of the past.
"In the summer we will see. We are being really careful with transfers because we did some mistakes in the past."
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Amorim expects more setbacks
The Reds are 13th in the league and are unlikely to salvage anything other than a mid-table finish this season.
United still have the opportunity to win silverware for the third consecutive season with the Europa League and FA Cup still up for grabs.
However, the club are on course for their worst Premier League finish in history and Amorim believes his team's struggles are likely to continue.
"No, I think it is a moment that is hard to turn things around in just a few games. It’s going to be like that, really hard until the end of the season," he said.
"We are taking some risks, but it is the way we want to proceed. We want to win some games, we have time to train because I’m always complaining, improve the players. I want certain type of players with a different profile and we are changing right away."
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Amorim rallies misfiring attackers
Man United have a negative goal difference in the league with their forwards struggling to find form.
Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee have both been trialled and dropped by the Portuguese manager, with Kobbie Mainoo preferred in the number nine role last weekend.
However, the Reds failed to score yet again and Amorim has demanded his players to step up and improve their form in front of goal.
"We have to find players to play in different positions. You can see the way we play it’s going to take time and not solve all the problems," he said.
"We have many shots inside the box and catch one player. Amad can score more, Bruno can score more, even Kobbie Mainoo can score more playing in that position on the pitch.
"So, we have to improve as a team, we have a little bit of time, let's see in the end of the season."
