Fabrizio Romano issues Ruben Amorim sack update at Manchester United
The latest on Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim after the weekend defeat to Brentford in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim will be given more time to turn things around at Manchester United following their 3-1 defeat to Brentford over the weekend. United were outplayed on Saturday afternoon as they once again fluffed an opportunity to record consecutive Premier League wins under their head coach.
Igor Thiago bagged an early brace to pile more misery on Amorim before Benjamin Sesko gave United hope with his first goal for the club. Bruno Fernandes saw a second-half penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher, and substitute Mathias Jensen sealed the win with a ferocious strike in added time.
It means Amorim has collected just 34 points from his 33 Premier League games in charge of the club, and he has yet to manage back-to-back victories in the competition. United are back in action when they host Sunderland at Old Trafford next weekend before a daunting trip to face Liverpool at Anfield after the next international break.
Fabrizio Romano issues Ruben Amorim sack update
Manchester United want to give Ruben Amorim as much time as possible to turn things around, but there is a growing acceptance that change might eventually be required if there is no drastic improvement soon. The Portuguese head coach was only appointed in November last year and it would be hugely embarrassing for Ineos and Jim Ratcliffe if they sacked the man they hired so soon into his tenure.
Amorim will take charge of United when they host Sunderland in the Premier League this weekend and it could be a long international break if they don't manage to win the match. United have a daunting run of fixtures after the October internationals, with away trips to face Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur as well as a home clash with Brighton.
If results and performances do not improve during those matches, it would not be a surprise if Amorim was replaced almost a year to the day that he left Sporting for Manchester. Writing in his latest GIVEMESPORT newsletter, Romano reiterated the United head coach would remain in his role for now amid increased pressure on his position.
"No movements on that now," Romano wrote. "We will see in the next weeks but nothing concrete into it now. For sure, he’s not 100% safe and the club is considering the whole situation."
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