Former Manchester United assistant manager Mitchell van der Gaag has backed current head coach Ruben Amorim.The Portuguese took over the job in November and has guided the Red Devils to a Europa

Amorim has paid for 30 of his Manchester United backroom staff to take their families to next week's Europa League final in Bilbao, Spain

Amorim has endured a mixed time at Old Trafford since arriving from Sporting CP and replacing Erik ten Hag in November. The Portuguese has won just six and drawn six of his 25 league matches in charge - a run that has seen them drop down to 16th in the table, one point ahead of Tottenham in 17th.