Ruben Amorim admits he can take on the role of Manchester United manager as the Red Devils’ family struggle continues to reflect their infamous relegation season.
Despite reaching the Europa League final, Manchester United beat West Ham 2-0 at home to 16th in the Premier League. They have now lost 17 of their 36 league games, a bad form in the 1973/74 season, and it was the last relegation of the club. It also marks the league’s most defeats in an election since that decline.
Amorim was appointed as a two-and-a-half-year contract in November, replacing Erik Ten Hag, but now suggests that his tenure may be short-lived. He suggested that the Europa League final against Tottenham was just a distraction to the club’s deep-rooted problems.
“Everyone here has to think about a lot of things seriously,” Amorim told the BBC. “Everyone is thinking [Europa League] The final. The finals are not a problem. We have bigger things to consider.
“I’m talking about myself, the culture of the club and the culture of the team. We need to change that. It’s a decisive moment in club history.
“We need to be really strong in the summer and be brave because we won’t have seasons like this. If we start like this, if the feeling is still here, we should give space to different people.”
Amorim also doubts whether United is ready to win the Champions League return.
“I honestly don’t care about the finals,” he added. “That’s by far the smallest issue in our club. We need to change things that are deeper than that.
“We show that it’s the moon for us to play in the Premier League and the Champions League, so we need to know that. I don’t know what’s the best – whether to play in the Champions League. Let’s think about Chelsea and improve a lot of things.”
