Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has admitted that he's "fighting for his job" in the second half of the season while accepting that the club has taken "a risk" with their approach in the January transfer window.

Amorim could mix things up further by moving the Dutchman to the central centre-back position and Maguire to the left. Maguire has experience playing as the left-sided defender in a three for England and Hull City but he is more of a ball-carrying centre-back than a passer.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has been speaking to the media before Friday's FA Cup game against Leicester City (kick-off 20:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference:

Ruben Amorim has endured nothing short of a nightmare start to his Manchester United reign after walking away from his domain of dominance at Sporting in November. United are languishing 13th in the Premier League with just 29 points, 28 goals and a -6 goal difference from 24 games.