Ruben Amorim said he "likes" the pressure of being Manchester United's head coach after defeat against Wolves.

United slipped down to 14th in the Premier League table following a victory for West Ham and a 2-0 loss against Wolves at Molineux, a game in which Bruno Fernandes was sent off.

After Fernandes' red card, Wolves scored twice in the second half through Matheus Cunnha and Hwang Hee-chan. Amorim looked furious as Fernandes was sent off by referee Tony Harrington and the 39-year-old has been unable to produce an upturn in results since his appointment.

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Amorim is attempting to teach his system to a struggling squad that he inherited and the defeat to Wolves was another reminder of the scale of the job he has taken on in Manchester.

Since winning against Manchester City in the Manchester derby, United have lost against Tottenham, Bournemouth and Wolves, and will play Newcastle, Liverpool and Arsenal next.

"There's no point to talk about that or to think about that," said Amorim, who preferred to take over United in the summer to oversee a pre-season. "I'm here, I have to focus on the job, it's part of football to have these difficult moments and I already knew it was going to be tough.

"Of course, you expect to win more games to have players with more confidence to sell the idea and improve a lot things. In this moment, it's really hard. Like I said, we have to survive to have time and then to improve the team."

Amorim was asked whether he has the required time to improve United's results and responded: "The manager of Manchester United can never be, no matter what, comfortable.

"I know the business that I'm in, so I know that if we don't win, regardless of them paying the buy out or not, I know that every manager is in danger and I like that.

"I like that because that is our job. So I understand the question and you can say I'm here for a month, I've had four trainings but we are not winning and that is a reality and I'm quite comfortable with that."

The away section at Molineux emptied quickly after the final whistle but a pocket of supporters stayed behind as the players' apologetically applauded their commitment on Boxing Day.

"Nothing, I'm not there to even ask anything to our fans," said Amorim about his message to his fans for the next game. "They give us everything, full stadium, always supporting and clapping after loss and loss, so I just want to give something to the fans, not asking something to the fans."