Ruben Amorim likes to say that "we have a lot of problems in our club" when asked about the challenge he faces at Manchester United . Sometimes it's as if he thinks -- with news conferences usually lasting around 30 minutes at most -- that the issues are too many to list.

The Portuguese coach rarely goes into specifics about why he's found the job so difficult, but occasionally he's hinted at something which is particularly troublesome. Ultimately, it's a problem which frames everything else at Old Trafford.

Amorim is leading a long-term project -- but at a club which demands short-term success. It's a hard balancing act.

"We know we need time," Amorim said last week . "But there is no time in this club."

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