Inside Ruben Amorim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's ‘no bulls***' relationship with Man Utd owner sending coach ‘GIFs and jokes'
Ineos and United owner Ratcliffe has continued to publicly back his first managerial choice, despite last season's desperations.
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Amorim revealed: 'We speak on the phone. He sends me messages, he sends me GIFs, jokes. So we have this kind of relationship.
'It's really easy to deal with Jim. Easy in the sense that if you know your stuff, if you know how to explain any decision, you'll be fine with him.
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'If you try to use some bulls*** in big words with him, he's going to knock you. So for me it's really easy.
"I will say whatever I need to say with, of course, a lot of respect, because I know he's the owner of the club, I know my place.
'But when I need to say something, I will say it naturally. With no bulls*** - I can say that - with no bulls***, I'm not around the subject,
"I'm really direct. It's something that he likes a lot.'
Amorim said he never doubted the Old Trafford board was in his corner.
He added: 'I always felt that.
"In some moments in the last season, I was more concerned about me than them. They always showed support.
'If you try to remember one team, one big, massive team, that lost so many games and the manager kept their job, you will not find it.
"So that shows more than words that they support me.'
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