Ruben Amorim given brutal Man Utd verdict as pressure builds on manager

Daily Mirror

5 hours ago

Manchester United ended last season in 15th place, their worst Premier League finish, with former striker Dwight Yorke claiming they are "way off" from challenging the top teams
Dwight Yorke has laid into former club Manchester United and claimed they are 'way off' competing with the top teams in the Premier League.
United ended last season in 15th place, their worst finish of the Premier League era, and failed to secure European football for next term after losing the Europa League final to Tottenham.
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Against that backdrop, Yorke – who won the Treble with United in 1999 – said there is no way Ruben Amorim's side can challenge the top clubs in England, like Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City.
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"I don't think so,' Yorke told Flash Score. 'They are probably not in the conversation right now. Let's get back to trying to compete at a very consistent, sort of consistent, what we do consistently.
"And if we can do that, then we'll have to see where we finish. But in terms of challenging the big boys in the minute, we're way off the mark.
"I think it's been well documented that it's been a really poor season by our standards. Of course we don't like to see Manchester United in the position that they are, but it's where the club is at the moment.
"It's been a very difficult campaign all round, so we have to look at the season and have a reflection and hopefully come back stronger and with a bit of fighting spirit. If we're finishing 15th in the league, then something is really wrong. So we have to reflect and start building immediately."
Asked how much time Amorim should be given to turn United's fortunes around, Yorke said: "I don't know the exact amount of time. What I do know as a manager, is you've got to win football matches. And the more you go about not winning football matches, you're certainly making life difficult for yourself.
"So I think as any manager, he has got to find a way to try to win matches and be a little bit more consistent. But if you're not winning matches, you're sort of forcing the way in terms of trying to put a real negative spin on it.'
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Asked what he would do differently if he were in Amorim's position, Yorke said: "Well, to begin with, I would need some players. If I don't get the players, then it's a bit difficult to sort of even implement those ideas. I think that there's enough in the team.
"I think there's a lot of talent within the squad. You've just got to find a way to win matches."
Dwight Yorke was speaking to Flashscore. The full interview can be found here https://www.flashscore.co.uk/
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