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Man Utd's Amorim 'can't explain' why fans back him despite dismal season

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Manchester United's Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim reacts during press conference at Old Trafford in Manchester. [AFP]

Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim said he cannot explain why the club's fans and board are backing him despite the team's dismal domestic form ahead of Wednesday's all-English Europa League final.

The Red Devils are having their worst top-flight campaign for 50 years, since they were relegated in 1974 but the coach is not under the same pressure as his opposite number in the final, Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou.

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