Gary Neville has not minced his words in his criticism of Ruben Amorim after refusing to rule out the prospect of the Portuguese facing the Manchester United sack, while a second pundit has challenged fans to remember the date by which serious questions will start being asked over his reign.
The Red Devils turned to the 39-year-old as a successor to Erik ten Hag, with the highly-respected coach departing Sporting CP to take up his position as the first appointment of the INEOS era at Old Trafford and the sixth permanent manager since the club waved farewell to the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson 11 and a half years ago. But if Manchester United were hoping for an immediate lift from their new manager, they were very much mistaken, with Monday night’s loss to Newcastle their fifth in six Premier League games.
That leaves the Red Devils a worrying seven points clear of the relegation zone – and with a game against runaway leaders Liverpool next up, the situation threatens to get a lot worse before it gets better.
Monday’s loss was especially hard to take with Neville and Jamie Carragher both admitting they expected United to lose to Eddie Howe’s side the moment they saw the teamsheet. Goals inside the opening 19 minutes from Alexander Isak and Joelinton confirmed the loss with Amorim’s side never really looking sharp enough to get back into the contest.
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