Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is unfazed by Ruben Amorim’s claim that his team could be the worst in the club’s 147-year history, a report claims.
Head coach of the Red Devils delivered this hyperbolic outburst last week after watching his team lose 3-1 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Amorima was so enraged by the sluggish performance that he allegedly broke the monitor during the breakup in the locker room after the game.
After dusting himself off, Amorim told the assembled media: “In ten games in the Premier League we have won two. I know that. Imagine what this is for a Manchester United fan. Imagine what this is for me. We are getting a new manager who is losing more from the previous coach.”
“We are perhaps the worst team in history Manchester UnitedAmorim concluded.
According to Ratcliffe, there is “no concern” about these dramatic statements The Guardian. United’s minority shareholder, who controls the club’s sporting arm, is not believed to fear the players could turn against their head coach after such a scathing public insult.
Amorim rowed back to his comments this week, clarifying that he was criticizing his own influence, not the players.
Whoever is to blame, United must somehow spark a dramatic turnaround in form if they are to come close to qualifying for next season’s European competition. The Red Devils are assured of a place in the knockout stages of the Europa League, but they begin the round this weekend Premier League game dropped to 13th place. They have a -5 goal difference and have scored just 27 times in 22 games – less than 17th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Amorim’s unwanted history makers return to action on Sunday, when they take on a Fulham the side that is better by seven points.
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