'I'm not so sure' - Roy Keane questions Manchester United statement on Ruben Amorim future
Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has received fresh public backing from Jim Ratcliffe.
Roy Keane is 'not so sure' Ruben Amorim will get the three years to prove himself at Manchester United that he has been promised by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe. The Portuguese head coach is under renewed pressure after almost a year in his Old Trafford role, following what has been a poor start to the new Premier League season.
United have lost half of their eight matches played this campaign, with three defeats in the league and a humiliating exit to Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup. There have been fresh questions over the tactical approach under Amorim and United have yet to achieve back-to-back wins under him so far.
Amorim was linked with the sack if United had failed to defeat Sunderland before the October international break, but they won the match, and a week later Ratcliffe gave public backing to the Portuguese head coach. "Ruben needs to demonstrate he is a great coach over three years," he told The Business podcast, produced by The Times and The Sunday Times. Asked if Amorim is going to get three years, Ratcliffe replied: "Yes. That is where I would be. Three years. Because football is not overnight. It's three years. You also look at [Mikel] Arteta at Arsenal. He had a miserable time over the first couple of years."
Roy Keane questions Manchester United sack decision
If that is going to be the case and Ruben Amorim will get another two years in the role, Manchester United will have to show a massive improvement during the next run of matches, and club legend Roy Keane is not convinced by the statement.
"I'm not so sure about that," Keane said on Sky Sports. "It's all well and good getting the backing off the board, but results have to improve. You hope, of course, any manager is given time.
"Whether he will get three years to play with depends on how they do over the next few months. They have picked up a little bit - with the new attacking players, they look more of a goal threat.
"But the big test is games like today. Are they going to show their quality, or are they going to grind a result out? There are still question marks away from home. Yeah, they have picked up, but coming to Liverpool is a huge test and there are still huge question marks over this group."
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