Wayne Rooney gives honest Ruben Amorim sack verdict as Manchester United urged to make 'big changes'

Wayne Rooney admits he has 'no faith' Ruben Amorim will be able to turn his struggles at Manchester United around after they lost 3-1 to Brentford in the Premier League over the weekend.

United blew the opportunity to record consecutive league wins for the first time under the Portuguese head coach as a Igor Thiago brace and a Mathias Jensen strike secured three points for the home side. Benjamin Sesko netted his first goal for United, but Bruno Fernandes saw a second-half penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher on another day to forget for Amorim.

There are currently no plans for United to replace Amorim, and club sources insist no alternatives are being lined up to take over should a change be made. However, if they fail to beat Sunderland at home this weekend, pressure would ramp up even more on the United head coach, and his position could soon become untenable.

Speaking on the Wayne Rooney Show, the United legend admitted he was baffled by the situation at his former club and has lost faith in Amorim, even if he is not the only issue at Old Trafford.

"I just don't know what's going on," Rooney said. "I have tried my hand in management and it didn't work out too well, I get it. Ruben Amorim is my age, he is still a young manager and I'm sure he still has a massive future, but what's going on at Man United, this is not Man United.

"I honestly hope he can turn it round and he does. But if you're saying to me, 'do you believe he will?', then, after everything I've seen, honestly, I've got no faith in it. I don't recognise the whole football club. I don't see players fighting, I don't see character, I don't see desire to win.

"I go to a game watching, expecting, here we go again - expecting the team to lose or maybe pick up a point. It's not even just results on the pitch. It's everything about the club that needs fixing - Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos have walked into a real challenge.

"We're seeing staff members getting sacked after 20, 30 years who are very important people to that football club. The soul has gone from the club. It needs a new engine, a new lease of life. It needs something to kickstart that football club.

"I am not seeing anything which is giving me any confidence, there needs to be big changes in my opinion. Manager, players, whatever that is. Whatever it takes to get Manchester United back."

Although he has not called for Amorim to be sacked, the United legend believes a 'clear message' must be sent from the club's owners as they attempt to get the club back on track.

He added: "There needs to be a clear message from the owners. Whether that is the Glazers, [minority owner] Sir Jim Ratcliffe, there has to be a message of where this club is going. At the minute we are all sitting there waiting for it to crumble.

"The culture of that football club has gone. I see it on a daily basis. I see staff losing jobs, people walking out of jobs. I've got two kids [in the academy] at that football club and I really hope this doesn't affect what they're doing. What I'm seeing at that football club is not Manchester United."

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