A 3–1 defeat to Brentford on Saturday afternoon was just the latest low for Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United, with such results becoming the norm under the Portuguese coach.
Amorim was plucked out by INEOS as the right man to guide United out of the mire following years of peaks and troughs that seldom brought about sustained success.
The hotshot manager had worked wonders at Sporting CP and was doubtless an attractive proposition when the club finally parted ways with Erik ten Hag. However, under Amorim, United are only sinking to nadirs that many thought to be beneath them.
The Red Devils are continuing to break all the wrong records, and they’ve now embarked on their worst start to a Premier League season since the competition’s inaugural campaign in 1992–93. They’re yet to win back-to-back league games since Amorim took charge in November 2024, and although INEOS are desperate for this project to be a success, there’s no semblance of light appearing at the end of any tunnel on the red half of Manchester.
If Amorim is to turn things around at Old Trafford, here are three things he must do sharpish that don’t include ’spending more money’.
