When Manchester United’s chief executive Omar Berrada first met Ruben Amorim in Lisbon back in November in the bid to lure him to Old Trafford, you imagine the conversation was sprinkled with “R” words.

It might have felt odd at the time, given Manchester United were fresh from a decisive 4-0 win against Everton, but Ruben Amorim predicting the arrival of a “storm” now appears prophetic.

Ruben Amorim predicted his Manchester United side would soon suffer a tough period at the start of this month, but surely could not have believed it would come this soon after their 2-0 loss to Wolves