Ruben Amorim breaks unwanted record as Manchester United boss sends warning that fans won’t like
Ruben Amorim has failed to give Manchester United the ‘new manager bounce’ they were hoping for – and has instead created unwanted history. The 39-year-old saw his side lose 2-0 at Wolves on Boxing Day to leave the Red Devils languishing in 14th spot after 18 matches. GettyUnited continue to disappoint under new boss Amorim[/caption] United have now lost three consecutive matches in a row in all competitions in the past week. They were first dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller, before being humiliated at Old Trafford as Bournemouth eased to a 3-0 victory. And United’s defeat in the Midlands means that Amorim has now won just two out of his opening seven top-flight matches. His horror start has seen him lose four Premier League matches in the fewest amount of games, reaching the fourth defeat in just his seventh league match in charge – quicker than any United manager in Premier League history. Since replacing Erik ten Hag in the dugout, Amorim has been beaten in five out of his ten matches in charge. Only Southampton – rooted to the bottom of the table with six points – have lost more games [six] among Premier League teams in all competitions than United. And speaking to talkSPORT reporter Joseph Shennan following the defeat at Molineux, Amorim declared that fans may have to get used to their dismal form continuing. The Portuguese boss insisted that it’s ‘tough’ to see how his side get out of their slump in the near future. Asked whether the United job is tougher than he had expected, Amorim replied: “No. “I said it to everybody, this will be a long journey, and this moment will be really tough. Amorim’s side have lost three matches in a row much to the dismay of fansGetty United boast a goal difference of minus three in their league matches under Amorim “And we are not near that moment [being back in form]. “So we have to continue to improve in all aspects of the game. “We need to have time to train, and when you have these moments in a big club, it’s really hard to get out. “But we will continue to fight.” Speaking in his press conference, Amorim made a worrying admission that all United have to do right now is ‘survive’. “The idea needs time,” United’s head coach said. “I said it before to you guys that this will be a tough moment and we are far from the end of this moment and that’s it. United skipper Fernandes was sent off at Molineux and will miss the Red Devils’ next league outing, which sees them face NewcastlePA “We have to continue and focus on the next game.” Asked how long he thinks it will take to make his mark, Amorim said: “I have no idea. No idea. Instead of me trying to understand how much time it will take, just day by day. “Improving, trying to see the videos, using every minute of training and try to win some points because it’s really important in this moment.” United are closer in points to the drop zone than the Champions League places heading into their final match of a topsy-turvy 2024 at home to in-form Newcastle. “In this moment, we just have to survive and to win some time to work on the team,” Amorim said. “We already knew it. I start this job and you start with the team, a new idea, without any time to train, with a lot of games, tough games. “We already knew it, so it’s a long journey, like I said in the first day. We have to continue, and we have to fight these bad moments because this is part of football.” Put to Amorim that he cannot think of European qualification right now, he said: “No, no, no, no. “We have to work on a lot of things in our club – inside the pitch, outside the pitch – so let’s focus on each game, each time and use every minute of training and game to improve the team.” In what was a match to forget for United, they also saw Bruno Fernandes sent off for a second yellow card. In doing so, Fernandes has become the first player since Nemanja Vidic in the 2008/09 season to be shown a red card on three occasions. Fernandes was also given his marching orders in the 3-0 defeat to Spurs at the Theatre of Dreams in September. And in his next outing, Fernandes, who had never been sent off for United before the Tottenham clash, was dismissed against Porto in the Europa League. He will now miss United’s upcoming home clash against Newcastle, along with midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wolves. Commenting on Fernandes’ red card to talkSPORT, Amorim said: “The sending off changed the game.” Pressed for his view on the dismissal, he stated: “I don’t want to talk about that because I didn’t see it on TV. “I think the first yellow is harsh, and then in-play, he wants to reach the ball without wanting to make a foul or stop the play. United have won just two out of their last seven top-flight fixturesGetty “Then t
Ruben Amorim has failed to give Manchester United the ‘new manager bounce’ they were hoping for – and has instead created unwanted history.
The 39-year-old saw his side lose 2-0 at Wolves on Boxing Day to leave the Red Devils languishing in 14th spot after 18 matches.
United have now lost three consecutive matches in a row in all competitions in the past week.
They were first dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller, before being humiliated at Old Trafford as Bournemouth eased to a 3-0 victory.
And United’s defeat in the Midlands means that Amorim has now won just two out of his opening seven top-flight matches.
His horror start has seen him lose four Premier League matches in the fewest amount of games, reaching the fourth defeat in just his seventh league match in charge – quicker than any United manager in Premier League history.
Since replacing Erik ten Hag in the dugout, Amorim has been beaten in five out of his ten matches in charge.
Only Southampton – rooted to the bottom of the table with six points – have lost more games [six] among Premier League teams in all competitions than United.
And speaking to talkSPORT reporter Joseph Shennan following the defeat at Molineux, Amorim declared that fans may have to get used to their dismal form continuing.
The Portuguese boss insisted that it’s ‘tough’ to see how his side get out of their slump in the near future.
Asked whether the United job is tougher than he had expected, Amorim replied: “No.
“I said it to everybody, this will be a long journey, and this moment will be really tough.
“And we are not near that moment [being back in form].
“So we have to continue to improve in all aspects of the game.
“We need to have time to train, and when you have these moments in a big club, it’s really hard to get out.
“But we will continue to fight.”
Speaking in his press conference, Amorim made a worrying admission that all United have to do right now is ‘survive’.
“The idea needs time,” United’s head coach said. “I said it before to you guys that this will be a tough moment and we are far from the end of this moment and that’s it.
“We have to continue and focus on the next game.”
Asked how long he thinks it will take to make his mark, Amorim said: “I have no idea. No idea. Instead of me trying to understand how much time it will take, just day by day.
“Improving, trying to see the videos, using every minute of training and try to win some points because it’s really important in this moment.”
United are closer in points to the drop zone than the Champions League places heading into their final match of a topsy-turvy 2024 at home to in-form Newcastle.
“In this moment, we just have to survive and to win some time to work on the team,” Amorim said.
“We already knew it. I start this job and you start with the team, a new idea, without any time to train, with a lot of games, tough games.
“We already knew it, so it’s a long journey, like I said in the first day. We have to continue, and we have to fight these bad moments because this is part of football.”
Put to Amorim that he cannot think of European qualification right now, he said: “No, no, no, no.
“We have to work on a lot of things in our club – inside the pitch, outside the pitch – so let’s focus on each game, each time and use every minute of training and game to improve the team.”
In what was a match to forget for United, they also saw Bruno Fernandes sent off for a second yellow card.
In doing so, Fernandes has become the first player since Nemanja Vidic in the 2008/09 season to be shown a red card on three occasions.
Fernandes was also given his marching orders in the 3-0 defeat to Spurs at the Theatre of Dreams in September.
And in his next outing, Fernandes, who had never been sent off for United before the Tottenham clash, was dismissed against Porto in the Europa League.
He will now miss United’s upcoming home clash against Newcastle, along with midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wolves.
Commenting on Fernandes’ red card to talkSPORT, Amorim said: “The sending off changed the game.”
Pressed for his view on the dismissal, he stated: “I don’t want to talk about that because I didn’t see it on TV.
“I think the first yellow is harsh, and then in-play, he wants to reach the ball without wanting to make a foul or stop the play.
“Then the other guy [Nelson Semedo] touched the ball and Bruno touched the opponent and Bruno was sent off.”
Incredibly, United are now closer to the bottom three than they are to the top four.
And with Newcastle, Liverpool and an FA Cup third round tie at Arsenal on the horizon, Amorim knows he must stop the rot – and fast.
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