Manchester United currently have “more problems than solutions”, says head coach Ruben Amorim.
The Red Devils suffered a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday, taking their tally to 12 Premier League defeats in 25 matches so far this season.
They have won only four of the 14 league games since Amorim took charge in November and travel to Everton on Saturday (kick-off 12:30 GMT), with the Toffees rejuvenated since David Moyes – who succeeded Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager – took charge.
Much has been made about United’s issues at both ends of the pitch – keeping only seven clean sheets at the back and netting just 28 goals up front.
Asked what is working for his side at the moment, Amorim told BBC Sport: “What I feel is that sometimes you don’t feel improvement in the team but some games you think we can play and create situations. That is a good thing.
“In this moment when you watch the games, you see more problems than solutions. That is clear. When we play some games, I see things are there and we are capable but we have to be consistent.”
Moyes doing an ‘amazing job’
Moyes won the Europa Conference League in his time at West Ham and has collected four wins in six games since replacing Sean Dyche to see the Toffees move 13 points clear of the relegation zone.
Such has been Everton’s improvement, they go into the game above United in 15th place.
Asked what makes Everton difficult to play, Amorim replied: “Confidence. The way they play, they believe it a lot and are winning games, being really competitive, so it is an amazing job by David Moyes to recover the team.
“You feel it, when you watch the game you feel the confidence and belief is there. It is going to be a really hard game.”
Moyes lasted only eight months at Old Trafford after replacing the legendary Ferguson at Old Trafford over a decade ago.
“It shows it is a difficult job,” said Amorim. “But we have to try to understand the history. This club had a figure that you cannot replace in Sir Alex Ferguson and then it is a hard job to do it.
“Everything was connected with one person. When that person leaves, it is really hard. He is doing an amazing job and did do an amazing job at West Ham, and is a coach that is hard to win games [against].”