The managerial position at Manchester United under Ruben Amorim is reaching a critical point, with an escalating number of fans and pundits calling for his immediate removal following a catastrophic run of results.
The Portuguese manager, who claimed after the recent defeat at Brentford that he is ‘never worried about losing his job,’ is facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny as his team continues to underperform.
The statistics supporting the calls for his sacking are stark: his side has lost a staggering 17 of their 33 Premier League matches, while securing a win in only nine.
Reports suggest that to find a Manchester United coach with a worse league win percentage, one must look back to before the Second World War.
Despite the Manchester United fan base traditionally being more supportive of its managers than many other top clubs, patience with Amorim has visibly worn thin.
Pundits have publicly questioned his tenure, with Martin Keown asking on the BBC how the Portuguese manager can ‘continue to struggle on with results as bad as they are.’ Keown noted that Amorim's win percentage is only one per cent higher than that of the recently sacked Graham Potter.
Micah Richards agreed, stating simply, ‘I don’t see where Manchester United go with this unless they change manager,’ with Ashley Williams adding that the experiment is ‘just not working.’ The prevailing opinion from the pundit class, and detailed in a GOAL analysis, is that the current reign is ‘riddled with errors and mismanagement,’ making the Portuguese manager’s position increasingly untenable.
The club is now under intense pressure to act and terminate the ‘Amorim experiment’ immediately to prevent further damage to their league campaign.
The Portuguese manager, who claimed after the recent defeat at Brentford that he is ‘never worried about losing his job,’ is facing an unprecedented level of scrutiny as his team continues to underperform.
The statistics supporting the calls for his sacking are stark: his side has lost a staggering 17 of their 33 Premier League matches, while securing a win in only nine.
Reports suggest that to find a Manchester United coach with a worse league win percentage, one must look back to before the Second World War.
Despite the Manchester United fan base traditionally being more supportive of its managers than many other top clubs, patience with Amorim has visibly worn thin.
Pundits have publicly questioned his tenure, with Martin Keown asking on the BBC how the Portuguese manager can ‘continue to struggle on with results as bad as they are.’ Keown noted that Amorim's win percentage is only one per cent higher than that of the recently sacked Graham Potter.
Micah Richards agreed, stating simply, ‘I don’t see where Manchester United go with this unless they change manager,’ with Ashley Williams adding that the experiment is ‘just not working.’ The prevailing opinion from the pundit class, and detailed in a GOAL analysis, is that the current reign is ‘riddled with errors and mismanagement,’ making the Portuguese manager’s position increasingly untenable.
The club is now under intense pressure to act and terminate the ‘Amorim experiment’ immediately to prevent further damage to their league campaign.