"It is hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment."
One of Ruben Amorim's final public statements before the international break summed up an issue that will come into sharp focus at United's Carrington training ground this week in the build-up to the Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Since Amorim spoke after the 3-2 win against Burnley, United have paid £18m to sign 23-year-old highly rated but inexperienced Senne Lammens from Royal Antwerp in preference to Aston Villa's World Cup winner Emiliano Martinez.
They have also been working towards an agreement with Turkish Super Lig outfit Trabzonspor that will allow Andre Onana, who cost United £47m when they signed him from Inter Milan two years ago, to leave on loan.