- Man United lost their third game in a row with a defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day
- It means Rubén Amorim has been defeated in five of his 10 games as United manager.
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Rubén Amorim admits that there is a danger of him being sacked if he fails to stop Manchester United’s dramatic crisis.
Amorim has lost half of his 10 games and has seen United drop to 14th in the Premier League table since the club paid Sporting Lisbon £9.2 million to name him their head coach.
After United sacked sporting director Dan Ashworth just 159 days into his start in charge, and Sporting sacked Amorim’s replacement Joao Pereira on Christmas Day, the 39-year-old admitted he is also not proof of bullets.
“I know the business I’m in,” Amorim said. “The Manchester United manager can never be comfortable, no matter what happens.
“I know that if we don’t win, regardless of whether they pay the buyout or not, I know that all the coaches are in danger. I like it because that’s the job, so I understand the question.
‘You can argue that I’ve been here a month and I’ve had four (training sessions), but we’re not winning. That is the reality and I feel quite comfortable with that.”
Rubén Amorim admitted that he could be sacked if he fails to stop Man United’s dramatic fall
United’s dismal 2-0 defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day was their third successive defeat
United sacked sporting director Dan Ashworth just 159 days after taking charge in a ruthless move
Amorim would have preferred to move to Old Trafford next summer but United gave him a ‘now or never’ ultimatum and paid Sporting an additional £900,000 on top of his £8.3m release clause to set him up mid-season. .
The United manager knew that it would be difficult to convey his ideas in such a short time, but he did not expect to lose so many games.
‘There’s no point in talking about it or thinking about it. “I’m here and I have to concentrate on work,” he added.
“It’s part of football to have these difficult moments. I already knew it was going to be difficult.
“You hope to win more games, have players with more confidence to sell the idea and work and improve things. Right now it’s really difficult.
“We have to survive to have time and then improve the team.”
United go into Monday’s clash against Newcastle in form at Old Trafford after three consecutive defeats.
Amorim admitted that he did not expect to lose as many games as when he arrived
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe paid Sporting Lisbon £9.2m to appoint him in November
They will be without captain Bruno Fernandes after he was sent off in the 2-0 defeat to Wolves on Boxing Day and without Manuel Ugarte, who received his fifth booking of the season at Molineux.
Amorim does not rule out handing the armband to Harry Maguire, stripped of the captaincy by his predecessor Erik ten Hag.
“It will have to wait until the game,” Amorim said. ‘He works very well. He is focused on the work, not on what people say. He doesn’t (doesn’t make) excuses, even though he has had some difficult moments.
“I think in that aspect he is an example, so he is there to play and help the team.” He’s trying to do that.’
