{"id":427053,"date":"2025-09-15T19:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427053\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T19:49:15","slug":"man-united-handed-new-ruben-amorim-sack-verdict-as-pressure-grows-real-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427053\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United handed new Ruben Amorim sack verdict as pressure grows &#8211; &#8216;Real issues&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ruben Amorim is under increasing pressure after Manchester United lost the Manchester derby to Man City, and several pundits are speaking about his future.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757965753_120_0_Manchester-City-v-Manchester-United-Premier-League.jpg\" alt=\"Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has come under pressure, yet again.\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has come under pressure, yet again.(Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Chris Sutton believes that <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> director of football <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/jason-wilcox\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Jason WilcoxLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Wilcox<\/a> has a big decision to make about the future of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ruben AmorimLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">United have won just one of their first five matches this season, and sit 14th in the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/Premier-League\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Premier LeagueLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> table, just one point above the relegation zone. However, the performances have increasingly come in for criticism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Initial impressions were particularly positive &#8211; despite defeat to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ArsenalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/Old-Trafford\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Old TraffordLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a> on the opening weekend. However, that feeling has changed over the last few weeks, especially after losing the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-derby\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Manchester derbyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester derby<\/a> against <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-city-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Manchester CityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> on Sunday, which Sutton reacted to just over 24 hours on\/<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I think Manchester United have got real issues now,&#8221; he said on BBC Five Live&#8217;s Monday Night Club. &#8220;How long has he been in charge? Is it his team now? Yes, it is. Is it working?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;If he is going to be that stubborn and be unwilling to change&#8230; If he is going to stick with this system and it is not working, then I am afraid Jason Wilcox and the Man Utd hierarchy have a decision to make based on performances we have seen this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;What is the ambition of Man Utd this season? I don&#8217;t really know, but the fact that they are already out of one cup and there&#8217;s no European football&#8230; The pressure is well and truly on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You can say; &#8216;Well the performance first game against Arsenal was pretty good&#8217;. We can all agree with that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Since then, they have been pretty average performances, so then if he is going to stick with this system &#8211; I know he&#8217;s had a transfer window and [Matheus] Cunha is out injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s his team now, and it&#8217;s not working. The fact that it is not working, it&#8217;s a big problem, and it doesn&#8217;t look like he is going to change. 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