Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim claims that "the storm is coming" for his team. Despite a promising start to his tenure, with two wins and a draw in his first three games, Amorim is aware of the daunting challenges ahead.
United's next fixture is away to Arsenal, a team that has finished second in the Premier League for the past two seasons, and Amorim acknowledged the significant gap between the two clubs.
With a tough run of fixtures looming, including matches against Manchester City, Tottenham, Liverpool, and another encounter with Arsenal in the FA Cup, Amorim is cautious about his team's prospects.
United's recent record against the top six teams is dismal, with no wins in their last ten away fixtures, and Amorim is bracing himself for difficult times ahead. "I would like to say different things, but I have to say it again: the storm will come," the Portuguese coach said.
"I don't know if you use that expression but we are going to have difficult moments and we will be found out in some games. And I know that because I'm knowing my players and I know football and I follow football.
"So I understand the difference between the teams and we are in the point in that we are putting simple things in the team, without training, and you feel it in this game against Everton. They change a little bit the way they were building up.
"They are a very good team and we were with a lot of problems because we cannot change it by calling one thing to the captain. So we don't have this training. So let's focus on each game, on the performance, what we have to improve, trying to win games. And that is the focus."
He further stressed the high expectations at the club: "I know it's really hard to be a Manchester United coach and say these things in press conferences. We want to win all the time, no matter what. We are going to try to win but we know that we are in a different point if you compared to Arsenal.
"So it is what it is and we will try to win it and we go with confidence to win, but we know that we need to play very well to win the next football match."