Amorim speaks of his expectations before Man United games last season

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he travelled to games last season fearful of what was going to happen to his team

Speaking to reporters who are accompanying United on their pre-season tour of the United States, Amorim revealed for the first time the depth of his despair at presiding over United's worst season since the 1973-74 relegation campaign.

United finished 15th in the Premier League last season - their lowest league finish since the 1989-90 campaign.

Amorim, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag as manager in November 2024, oversaw a run of seven wins from 27 league games - and a shattering Europa League final defeat by Tottenham in Bilbao.

Asked how he felt when he returned home to meet his wife and young family after repeated defeats - at one point his side lost four games in a row and later on won only three times in 11 matches - Amorim said it was pre-match that was the most stressful.

"To tell you the truth, it's not how I returned to my house after the games, it was how I left to go to the games, because I felt that sometimes we will struggle. All the struggles we had in games, I felt it before. That was the hardest part," he said.

"To go to the games and know that we are not going to be competitive - I was really frustrated."

But Amorim says he does not feel like that now. He says he has a less "romantic" view of his job but also sees positives that make him "believe" better days are ahead.