Ruben Amorim says spirit shown against Newcastle can win Man Utd ‘so many games’

The Red Devils boss tweaked the shape of his side for the visit of the Magpies.

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United got an important home win (Martin Rickett/PA)

Manchester United had to weather a second-half storm for a 1-0 St Stephen's Day win over Newcastle but for Ruben Amorim the performance showed his side are ready to take another step forward.

Patrick Dorgu’s superb 24th-minute volley was a worthy winner of the game but United spent most of the second half defending as Newcastle had 16 attempts at goal in all – tellingly only three of them on target – while United had just 33.4 per cent possession, their lowest in the league this season.