Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has vowed to give Ruben Amorim at least three years to turn things around at Old Trafford—pointing to the journey Arsenal have been on with Mikel Arteta after a “miserable” time.
The pressure on Amorim has been mounting as United’s struggles for consistency continue. It’s been well documented that the Red Devils are yet to win back-to-back Premier League games during Amorim’s 11-month tenure, with improved performances one week often followed by bewilderingly abject displays defensively.
The international break will give Amorim time to assess things before a trip to bitter rivals Liverpool on Oct. 19, but he will have taken encouragement from the performance of his players in the 2–0 win over Sunderland—a game that saw Benjamin Šeško really come to life for the first time up front.
Speculation that Amorim could be sacked by United has been bubbling away under the surface for weeks, even months, but there’s been a stream of reports that suggest the players are still behind the former Sporting CP boss.
