15th place in the Premier League. The self-acknowledgment that “this is the worst Manchester United have performed”. 8 losses in 14 games. Ruben Amorim has had a particularly tough transition to English winter football and the world’s toughest league. The special thing is that the Portuguese said after signing that he himself wanted to wait until after the season for a full pre-season towards the 2025/26 season. To this, the ultimatum from Ratcliffe and the United management was: “It’s now or never”.
It was “now” in November, but English sports commentator Richard Keys believes we see a Manchester United manager who “already wants out”.
“Not only has Ratcliffe ripped the heart and soul out of the club off the pitch – sacked long-time staff and even Fergie (Alex Ferguson) – but he has reduced United to just a little more than bits. I’m afraid to say, to laughter, Keys begins on his blog.
-They have a manager who clearly doesn’t want to be there – a cycling expert in charge of football matters (who should never have been let back into the pro sport after his time in charge of Team Sky) and an owner who flitters around without a clue what to do next – except sack several good people, fires Keys.
Harsh words from Keys. We get hung up on “a manager who clearly doesn’t want to be there”.
Is this a Manchester United manager already looking for an exit?
