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RUBÉN AMORIM'S BLUNT SACK ADMISSION AHEAD OF MAKE-OR-BREAK MAN UNITED MATCH

Ruben Amorim is facing increasing pressure at Manchester United, with the Red Devils having made their worst-ever start to a Premier League season under his stewardship

Ruben Amorim has spoken about a potential Man United exit(Image: Jan Kruger, Getty Images)

Ruben Amorim has confessed he faces the axe at Manchester United if he fails to turn around the club's dismal form. The Portuguese boss is staring down a crucial clash against Sunderland at Old Trafford today, following United's catastrophic Premier League campaign that has yielded a measly seven points from six matches.

The embattled coach acknowledged he must start delivering victories, or else the Red Devils will have little choice but to dismiss him and his backroom team after less than 12 months at the helm.

"Nobody here is naïve," declared Amorim. "We understand that we need results to continue the project.

"We will reach a point that is impossible for everyone, because this is a very big club with a lot of sponsors, with two owners. It's normal. You can't run away from the results. Then you have the baggage from last season, but last season for me doesn't matter.

"We have had six games this season, and we lost three. So it's the results. But imagine if we won the first game against Arsenal and then you don't miss the penalty and you win against Fulham, even without playing really well.

"Imagine if this happened, then the trust in everything about our club, the system, the way we play, would be completely different.

"So if you win, everything is okay. If you lose, you're doubting everything about yourself, about your team-mates, about the coach - everything.

"What I want is to see my team - winning or losing - playing the same way and we're not doing that. I just need one more game, because football is like that. We need one more game, we win, we get some hope and then in the next game we will see.

"That is always the same thing, so I don't need a lot of time. All that matters is the next game and the next game. We have to perform and we need to win."

United sit 14th in the Premier League ahead of this weekend's crucial clash against Sunderland at Old Trafford. Should they lose and results go against them over the next few days, the Red Devils could potentially find themselves marrooned in the relegation zone - something that will surely set alarm bells ringing at Old Trafford.

- David McDonnell Chief Manchester United Football Correspondent and Daniel Orme Football Writer

GARY NEVILLE TAKES AIM AT RUBÉN AMORIM FOR MAKING 'ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS' MAN UNITED DECISION

Gary Neville has questioned whether Ruben Amorim knows how to get the best out of Mason Mount following Manchester United's defeat to Brentford at the weekend

Gary Neville reflects on the weekend's action from St. James' Park on his podcast(Image: The Gary Neville Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kczh3yjiE8w)

Gary Neville has questioned why Ruben Amorim keeps playing Mason Mount at left wing-back. The 26-year-old midfielder, who Manchester United signed from Chelsea for £60m in July 2023, came on for Luke Shaw during Saturday afternoon's 3-1 defeat to Brentford.

Mount had started each of United's first three games of the new Premier League season before picking up a knock in the 3-2 win over Burnley. The England international missed the Manchester Derby, and he made his return off the bench in the 2-1 victory against Chelsea.

Mount appeared again at the weekend, but he couldn't claw back a point for Amorim's side. Shortly after coming on, Mathias Jensen put the third and final nail in United's coffin after a quick break.

Speaking on The Gary Neville Podcast at St. James' Park on Sunday evening, Neville reflected on the result at the G-Tech Community Stadium. The United legend described the decision to play Mount at left wing-back again as 'absolutely ridiculous'.

"There was something that happened in that game that I mentioned on my podcast two or three weeks ago that I said we couldn't see again," said Neville. "I said that Mason Mount ended up at left wing-back.

"There's sticking to your plan, and then there's your coach that's got an idea and making sure that he delivers that idea and not flip-flopping with his idea with players, which can sometimes undermine what you're trying to achieve.

“But then when you're putting Mason Mount at left wing-back – and he's ended up at left wing-back again at Brentford in the last five minutes of the game – it starts to look awful."

Ruben Amorim oversaw another disappointing afternoon for Manchester United as they lost at Brentford on Saturday (Image: Getty Images)

He added: "You can't put Mason Mount at left wing-back. I'm sorry, it just can't happen. I can't watch Mason Mount play left wing-back in a football team.

"I struggled at times to watch him in his natural position, but actually putting him out there on the left wing, is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous."

On United, Neville said: I'm very worried. The performance that we saw and the result at Brentford means that you feel the Chelsea game was skewed by the sending off.

Mason Mount playing for Manchester United against Chelsea(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

"You start to look at the Chelsea win less positively. That's just football. I think there are a lot of United fans coming out of that ground last Saturday, including me, thinking, 'Brentford away, Sunderland at home next week has a real opportunity to get nine points on the board, on the bounce, and then you'll be well up in the top six or eight'.

"But the Brentford game was a really poor performance and a real worry. I felt for the first time, just through instinct, watching it on the television, seeing players' faces and body language, that there might be an element of players really doubting the system and what's going on."

- Jake Stokes

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MANCHESTER UNITED: A CONUNDRUM OF CULTURE AND TACTICAL FAILURE

Last year, the appointment of the bright, up-and-coming Portuguese coach, Ruben Amorim, was meant to signal a new dawn for Manchester United. Tasked with changing the club's fortunes and reviving the winning culture at Old Trafford, he arrived with a sense of hope and purpose. But ten months on, the team has only sunk to new lows, leaving everyone to wonder just how much further there is to fall.

The season began with an air of excitement, and the arrival of a new frontline offered glimpses of the good days that United fans have long craved. That enthusiasm was quickly extinguished, however, with an embarrassing defeat to a fourth-tier side, Grimsby Town, in the Carabao Cup. The football world has come together to condemn Amorim's tactical system, which often employs a five-defender, two-midfielder setup. Many online tacticians have called for a change to a more traditional 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formation.

Yet, a fundamental question remains: if a certain system is required just to beat a team four divisions below, is the problem truly with the manager's tactics or the players' commitment?

As Manchester United prepares to go again, the club is as unpredictable as ever. One thing is certain, though. To buy himself time for the rebuild, Ruben Amorim needs to start winning football matches, whether he plays with ten defenders or two.

- Paschal Magoti

AMORIM SLAMS MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS AFTER SHOCK LOSS TO GRIMSBY

GRIMSBY, England -- Ruben Amorim hit out at his Manchester United players and said the "best team won" after the Premier League side suffered a Carabao Cup humiliation by losing to EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.

Despite fighting back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Blundell Park, United suffered a 12-11 penalty shootout defeat after misses by summer signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha. Goalkeeper André Onana only saved one Grimsby penalty.

The defeat was the first time United have lost a Carabao Cup tie against a fourth-tier team and it means they suffered a round two exit for the first time since 2014.

But after taking one point from two Premier League games so far this season, Amorim criticized his players and hinted at a poor attitude still being an issue within his squad.

"The way we started the game, we were not even here," Amorim said. "When everything is so important in our club, everything that happened, it's a problem in our club, we should do so much better.

"I just have to say sorry to our fans, but I felt my players spoke really loud today what they want.

"I think now I know that the best team won, the only team that was on the pitch. And I think my team and the players spoke really loud today.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim reacts during his side's shock Carabao Cup loss to Grimsby Town. Nigel French/PA via AP

"I think this is a little bit the limit. I think something has to change. In this moment, we need to focus on the weekend and then we have time to think.

"In the penalties, the feeling is the same. I think football was really fair today. The best team won."

United have spent over £200 million ($270m) on new signings since the end of last season, but the team continues to struggle to improve. And Amorim says more time is needed to turn United around.

"You cannot change everything in one summer," he said. "But you need to win games. You need to not show this kind of performance.

"That is more than a result. That is the biggest problem in the team. I think it was really clear today.

"When you play against a fourth division team, it's not the goalkeeper [that costs you the win], it's everything.

"It's the environment, it's the way we face the competition. We know that we are in a moment when people will pay attention to everything.

"It's going to be massive every detail and we show that performance today. So my players spoke for me really loud."

- Mark Ogden

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