Ruben Amorim has admitted he doubted whether he would reach a year as Manchester United manager and sometimes feared "it's not meant to be" during a wretched first season in charge.

Saturday's trip to Nottingham Forest lands on the one-year anniversary of the Portuguese being named Erik ten Hag's successor and comes during the best spell of his tenure.

A run of three successive Premier League wins has brought hope back to United, who stumbled home in 15th last season and lost the Europa League final as Amorim's position came under intense scrutiny.

Asked if there were moments when he doubted whether he would make a full year in charge, the 40-year-old replied: "It's hard to say that ... Sometimes. Sometimes in some moments."

The United boss paused and then said with a laugh: "I k

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