According to Sky Sports, Amorim must address Manchester United's left-back issues and lead the team to end their poor form in an away fixture at Fulham.

Manchester United's defeat to Grimsby in the League Cup second round last season remains fresh in many people's minds and became synonymous with the tenure of former manager Erik ten Hag. Wednesday's home loss to Brighton wasn't quite as damaging, but Amorim, who replaced Ten Hag, can see parallels between the two defeats.

Manchester United captain Myles de Tielemans admitted after the match that the team stopped playing after falling 0-2 behind, something clearly evident in their performance on the pitch. From the 20th minute of the first half, Brighton gradually asserted their dominance, and the match's direction became increasingly clear. Despite Amorim introducing Bruno Fernandes, Mainoo, Mbeumo, and Cunha, Manchester United still failed to create sufficient attacking threat. This is what truly concerns Amorim.

Since returning to the club in January this year, Amorim has consistently defended his players after defeats or tried to find positives in the team's performance, but there was nothing redeeming to salvage from Manchester United's loss to Brighton.

When Amorim and his coaching staff initially took charge of Manchester United, the team solidified their defense and used it to beat Manchester City and Arsenal. The additions of Steve Holland, Jonathan Woodgate, and Jonny Evans led to rapid defensive improvements.

However, the vulnerabilities Manchester United's defense has exposed this season must be questioned. Amorim's team has conceded two goals in three of their four Premier League matches. The defense again showed problems in their loss to Brighton. Although one goal resulted from goalkeeper Carl Darlow's error, beyond the goals conceded, their defensive positioning and understanding have lacked consistency.

The left-back position is clearly an issue Amorim must resolve. Given his typical style, he hasn't explicitly acknowledged this weakness to the media, but it was clearly a serious problem that Manchester United's hierarchy was aware of before the summer transfer window opened.

Luke Shaw is the only experienced left-back in Manchester United's squad, but has missed the last three matches with a minor injury. Given his age and injury history, despite his good availability last season, Manchester United's failure to strengthen the left-back position appears insufficiently cautious.

Amorim attempted to deploy Mazraoui at left-back, but the latter appears to have lost the club's confidence. When Manchester United lost the Manchester derby, the less experienced Dalot was preferred. Young left-back Harry Amass also doesn't appear to be a long-term solution at this position.

With only weeks into the new season, it's too early to discuss Amorim's job security. Since Amorim returned in January, Manchester United have accumulated the most points of any team in the league during that same period.

However, as Amorim himself acknowledged, Everton's Maitland-Niles's equalizer, the controversial VAR decision that allowed Manchester City's goal, and now the heavy defeat to Brighton have all changed the situation completely. If Manchester United lose away at Fulham on Sunday, discussion about whether Amorim can lead the team through this difficult period will become unavoidable and extremely difficult.

Amorim certainly deserves sympathy. The squad he inherited has many problems. Manchester United's lack of player sales and departures this summer has limited the team's ability to further strengthen the squad, but is this explanation sufficient for the club's neglect in reinforcing key positions?

The left-back position should have been strengthened. Given that Sesar suffered from a shin injury throughout the summer, Manchester United should have signed a temporary striker to share the burden rather than deploying Mbeumo and Cunha in unfamiliar positions. Both players have failed to replicate the form they showed under Amorim last season.

Ultimately, until Manchester United can genuinely rebuild the squad through the transfer market, the team will remain trapped in this cycle of limited reinforcements while retaining players from the previous manager's era. This is perhaps why boos erupted at Old Trafford after the loss to Brighton. The boos likely weren't just about that match's performance but stemmed from the familiar frustration of this repeating cycle—a new manager brings hope, followed by false hope once again.

It's too early to draw conclusions. Amorim's achievements last season give him enough time, but he must address the immediate problems and ultimately be held accountable for the results.

If Amorim can stop the team's downturn and Manchester United show positive performance even if they don't beat Fulham, time may still help him get the team back on track.

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