Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney has urged the current team to keep faith in Ruben Amorim's methods after the head coach suggested that punditry comments were influencing his players. Rooney had previously expressed doubts about Amorim's tactics ahead of their win over Sunderland, suggesting he had 'lost faith' in the Portuguese coach's approach.

This sentiment was echoed by other former players such as Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt. In a pre-match press conference on Friday, Amorim voiced his concerns that remarks from club legends were beginning to affect his squad.

He said: "I understand when people think 'what would this team be like in a different system?'. Perhaps this team would secure more victories. But if we don't alter certain aspects, we won't clinch titles, even if we switch to 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.

"That's my message to the players. I'm not trying to change your minds, but I can assure you, my players are taking on board all these opinions because we're not winning matches.

"They need to trust in me. So my biggest issue is that my players believe in you guys [pundits and journalists] when you say the problem...