MAN UTD TOLD RÚBEN AMORIM 'HAS ALREADY RESIGNED' AHEAD OF JIM RATCLIFFE MEETING

Ruben Amorim has found little success in the Premier League since arriving at Manchester United and broadcaster Richard Keys reckons the Portuguese coach is searching for an exit

Richard Keys made his opinion on Man Utd's manager clear

Ruben Amorim "all but resigned" with his comments following Manchester United's defeat by West Ham United, according to Richard Keys. Amorim accepted that he may not be the man for the Red Devils if the club's Premier League form continues into next season.

"I don't want to talk about the players," he said. "I'm talking about myself and the culture in the club and the culture in the team. I have that feeling.

“We need to change that and we need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave. Because we cannot have a season like this next year. If the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different persons."

And beIN Sports anchor Keys believes such a stance vindicates his belief that Amorim is angling for the sack. Mirror Football understands that the Old Trafford hierarchy will review Amorim’s position at the end of the season.

United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and the remainder of the club's hierarchy will judge the Portuguese coach's role even if United beat Tottenham in the Europa League final. Amorim has already conceded the difficulty Champions League football would offer next term.

"How long have I been saying Ruben Amorim has been trying to get the sack? You all laughed at me," Keys wrote in his latest blog.

"Well, now what? Because this weekend, he all but resigned. It's hard to interpret his post-match comments after the West Ham defeat any other way."

Keys had plenty of criticism for United owner Ratcliffe, too. The broadcaster believes the 13-times Premier League champions are stilling going backwards as a club.

"Here's the bottom line. United are hopeless. Embarrassing. They're still going backwards," he added. "The Jim Reaper has ripped the heart out of the club, inflicting damage and hurt from top to bottom, whilst making one bad decision after another, and it's coming back to bite him and the brains trust.

Ruben Amorim has admitted that he may not be at Old Trafford next season if results don't improve(Image: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

"Amorim realised he'd walked into a mess pretty quickly after arriving at OT. He knows it's not going to get better any time soon.

"He's not working for football people. He's working for accountants and stats men, who don't understand what he wants or needs. I'm not convinced some even care.

"If I'm right - and Amorim wants out, either now or a couple of months into next season - how can United commit to him? How can they gamble spending money on players he might want?"

- Scott Trotter