LONDON -- Ruben Amorim spent Friday afternoon at Manchester United's Carrington training center talking about the possibility of ticking off his first back-to-back Premier League wins and finally injecting some momentum into his reign.
A little over 24 hours later, he was sat in the media theatre at Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium -- grim-faced and almost grey with anguish -- mulling over another defeat and facing questions about whether he's still the right man to take this team forward.
There is momentum yes, but not in the direction Amorim wants.
The Portuguese coach has been in charge for 11 months and it was a day that had the feeling of being back to square one.