How are things going at Manchester United ?

Here's the first sentence of a piece written by ESPN's Rob Dawson two weeks ago: "Ruben Amorim says he is planning to remain as Manchester United manager, but he has admitted he cannot guarantee he will still be in the job after the international break."

He's still in the job -- thanks, perhaps, to a 97th-minute penalty from Bruno Fernandes to secure a 3-2 win ... over Burnley ... at Old Trafford. Yes, so bleak are the vibes that a last-second home victory over the projected worst team in the league is viewed as a potential turning point.

There was Amorim's tactics board becoming a meme in the Carabao Cup shootout loss to fourth-tier Grimsby Town. There was the opening week loss to an Arsenal side that never got out of first gear a

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