play0:53Amorim: Man United will suffer for a long timeRuben Amorim reflects on his first game as Man United manager after a 1-1 draw against Ipswich.
play0:49Amorim brands his team ‘worst in the history of Manchester United’Ruben Amorim doesn’t hold back on his struggling Manchester United side after another Premier League defeat.
play1:32Amorim: ‘I will not have the time’ at Manchester UnitedRuben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest after Anthony Elanga scored against his former club.
play1:16Amorim: Man United are losing the feeling of being a massive clubRuben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 2-0 loss to West Ham in the Premier League.
play2:46Ruben Amorim spiky with journalists: ‘I will not quit’Ruben Amorim didn’t take kindly to a journalist’s question on his team selection in the Europa League final.
play1:42Can Ruben Amorim survive Man United’s cup exit?Mark Ogden reacts to Manchester United’s dramatic Carabao Cup exit and questions Ruben Amorim’s future at the club.
play1:54Amorim: Sometimes I want to quit Manchester UnitedManchester United manager Ruben Amorim speaks on his future at the club ahead of their game against Burnley.
play2:13Amorim jokes Ratcliffe offered him a new Man United contractManchester United boss Ruben Amorim reveals that he still has the full support of Sir Jim Ratcliffe despite a run of poor form.
play2:12Amorim reiterates importance of a Brentford winManchester United boss Ruben Amorim wants a “good start” when they face Brentford in the Premier League.
play1:17Amorim: Man United played like Brentford wanted us toRuben Amorim says Manchester United got sucked into Brentford’s game as they fell to a 3-1 defeat.
Ogden: Man United are reaching the tipping point with Ruben Amorim (1:40)Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden assess Ruben Amorim’s future at Manchester United. (1:40)
Amorim: Man United will suffer for a long timeRuben Amorim reflects on his first game as Man United manager after a 1-1 draw against Ipswich.
Amorim brands his team ‘worst in the history of Manchester United’Ruben Amorim doesn’t hold back on his struggling Manchester United side after another Premier League defeat.
Ruben Amorim doesn’t hold back on his struggling Manchester United side after another Premier League defeat.
Amorim: ‘I will not have the time’ at Manchester UnitedRuben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest after Anthony Elanga scored against his former club.
Ruben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest after Anthony Elanga scored against his former club.
Amorim: Man United are losing the feeling of being a massive clubRuben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 2-0 loss to West Ham in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim spiky with journalists: ‘I will not quit’Ruben Amorim didn’t take kindly to a journalist’s question on his team selection in the Europa League final.
Ruben Amorim didn’t take kindly to a journalist’s question on his team selection in the Europa League final.
Can Ruben Amorim survive Man United’s cup exit?Mark Ogden reacts to Manchester United’s dramatic Carabao Cup exit and questions Ruben Amorim’s future at the club.
Mark Ogden reacts to Manchester United’s dramatic Carabao Cup exit and questions Ruben Amorim’s future at the club.
Amorim: Sometimes I want to quit Manchester UnitedManchester United manager Ruben Amorim speaks on his future at the club ahead of their game against Burnley.
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim speaks on his future at the club ahead of their game against Burnley.
Amorim jokes Ratcliffe offered him a new Man United contractManchester United boss Ruben Amorim reveals that he still has the full support of Sir Jim Ratcliffe despite a run of poor form.
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim reveals that he still has the full support of Sir Jim Ratcliffe despite a run of poor form.
Amorim reiterates importance of a Brentford winManchester United boss Ruben Amorim wants a “good start” when they face Brentford in the Premier League.
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim wants a “good start” when they face Brentford in the Premier League.
Amorim: Man United played like Brentford wanted us toRuben Amorim says Manchester United got sucked into Brentford’s game as they fell to a 3-1 defeat.
While it would appear that he retains the backing of the board for the time being, Ruben Amorim is a man who is attempting to operate under considerable, and rapidly mounting pressure at Manchester United.
The recent 3-1 defeat to Brentford was the 17th league loss of Amorim’s 33-game stint at United, during which the team has accrued just 34 points, This pegs the Portuguese coach’s league win rate at a mere 27.3%, which is considerably lower than the worst previously mustered by any permanent United manager in the Premier League era (the 50% of David Moyes).
The sight of Amorim deep in despondent rumination, hunched on the touchline with his head clutched in his hands, has almost come to define his tenure so far, with a staunch refusal to yield over his tactical ideals leaving United looking no better in 2025-26 than they did last season.
Ruben Amorim reflects on his first game as Man United manager after a 1-1 draw against Ipswich.
Rather than a rallying call, Amorim chose to kick things off by warning Manchester United fans that there would be plenty more hardship to come after overseeing his debut game in charge, a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town.
Amorim insists Man United have to ‘manage exceptions’ for improvement
Amorim had barely been in the job for a month, but adrenaline was obviously in short supply when a dramatic 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal (which had seen United battle back from 3-0 down) left him feeling numb.
Amorim admits Manchester United’s fans and players are ‘suffering’
Amorim brands his team ‘worst in the history of Manchester United’
Speaking after the match, the Portuguese coach made the curious decision to join the chorus of derision being aimed at his rudderless team.
“In [the past] 10 games in Premier League, we won two. Imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United. Imagine what this is for me.
“We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. I know you [the media] want headlines but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that.”
Amorim: ‘I will not have the time’ at Manchester United
With April Fool’s puns aplenty, United lost 1-0 to Nottingham Forest as they continued to flounder in 13th place. With eight league games left of the season and nothing much left to play for, Amorim speculated that time might be against him.
Amorim: Man United are losing the feeling of being a massive club
Ruben Amorim reacts to Manchester United’s 2-0 loss to West Ham in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim spiky with journalists: ‘I will not quit’
Of course, while the league might have been a write-off, United still had a chance to salvage something from their season by emerging victorious in the UEFA Europa League.
After comprehensively seeing off Athletic Club across two legs in the semis, the bubble was burst by the 1-0 defeat suffered against fellow Premier League stragglers Tottenham in the final.
Speaking in the aftermath in Bilbao, Amorim admitted he would be happy to step aside if the club decided to fire him there and then.
United succumbed to their first loss against a fourth-tier team in their 147-year history when they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Grimsby Town of League Two on penalties despite fighting back from 2-0 down.
On a night in which Amorim tinkering with his tactics board became an instant meme, the dispirited Portuguese coach appeared to hint that his players had now completely downed tools.
Having failed to secure a win in his first two games of the 2025-26 season, Amorim once again remained circumspect over his immediate future while speaking ahead of United’s third game of the season, even openly admitting that he had entertained the thought of resigning.
Amorim jokes Ratcliffe offered him a new Man United contract
When asked what was discussed during his meeting with Ratcliffe, the United coach was ready with a quip.
Amorim was then grilled on his dogmatic commitment to his preferred (and much-maligned) 3-4-3 formation despite it becoming increasingly clear that his United side are struggling to make it work on any form of concise, coherent level.
Addressing the inconsistency of his side after beating big-name rivals Chelsea, Amorim seemed to suggest that he had no idea how United would fare against Brentford and that he was simply going to approach the game like it was his last.
Amorim: Man United played like Brentford wanted us to
Ruben Amorim says Manchester United got sucked into Brentford’s game as they fell to a 3-1 defeat.
Ogden: Man United are reaching the tipping point with Ruben Amorim (1:40)Rob Dawson and Mark Ogden assess Ruben Amorim’s future at Manchester United. (1:40)
“We are going to suffer for a long period. We will try to win games but this will take time. I know it is frustrating for the fans but we are changing so much in this moment with a lot of games.”
“[Manchester United] are a massive club, but we are not a massive team. We know it, so not a problem to say it.”
“It is also my fault. The team is not improving. We are a little bit lost in this moment and it is a bit embarrassing to be Manchester United coach and lose a lot of games.”
“In Manchester United, you don’t have the time. I will not have the time. We have to get it right fast. In here, the pressure is too big sometimes.”
“We are not scared of losing a game as Manchester United. We don’t have that fear anymore and that is the most dangerous thing that a big club can have.
“Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years, sometimes I love to be with my players, sometimes I don’t want to be with them.”
“To be honest, I have an idea [which version will turn up], but I don’t know how it’s going to be and I’m the manager of the team.
“We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that.