Man Utd sent immediate Ruben Amorim sack instruction after another dismal start

Manchester United are never far from full-blown crisis - and this season it has taken just two matches. After a summer that has seen them spend in excess of £200m, the Red Devils languish in 16th in the Premier League.

They've got one point and scored just one goal and even that strike came off of Fulham striker Rodrigo Muniz. It's certainly not been the start that anyone atUnited will have wanted.

Of course, it's still early days. Only two games of the season have been played so there's plenty of time left for Ruben Amorim to turn the ship around.

But United's current form follows a worrying trend under the Portuguese coach, having won just seven Premier League games since his arrival at Old Trafford.

So the question remains, is he actually capable of getting the club back on track? Mirror Football writers debate his future and whether United could potentially make a change sooner rather than later...

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Daniel Orme

It's been a poor start to the season for United, there's no getting around it. But there would be no reason to sack Amorim quite yet.

His new signings are still getting bedded in and the transfer window remains open. And let's be fair to the Red Devils, they've not had the easiest starts to the season.

They gave title contenders Arsenal a real run for their money - and could have claimed at least a point - while Fulham look an outside bet for a European spot so a draw away at Craven Cottage is not the end of the world. You also have to remember simply how bad United were last season.

Amorim will not fix all of those issues overnight. He needs time. And that's exactly what he should be given by United chiefs. Let him get to at least November and then you can re-evaluate. If United are still struggling to string wins together then by all means pull the trigger but to even think of sacking him any time soon would be nonsensical.

Should Man United sack Ruben Amorim? Share your thoughts in the comments below

Tom Victor

The fact that we’re talking about the future of a manager after two games of a new season tells you all you need to know about the extent to which Manchester United’s struggles get everyone talking. This isn’t anything like Graham Potter’s situation, with theWest Ham boss under pressure after two games, two defeats and eight goals conceded - and even that has been deemed too early by some.

United have lost narrowly to a title contender and drawn an away game which they might have won in other circumstances. The word crisis is only being thrown around because the bar for that term is lower for the 13-time Premier League winners than for any other club in this country.

Ten Hag was sacked by United because things were patently getting worse, and there was a case for getting rid in May 2024. Last season’s Europa League run showed Amorim has found a path to improvement, and to throw that all away should take a lot more justification than what we have seen so far this term.

Oli Gamp

United should certainly give Amorim more time, but the signs look ominous. In their next handful of fixtures they face a trip to Manchester City and a home clash against Chelsea and you do wonder how things are going to get better.

The next games against Grimsby and Burnley have to be two easy wins. Anything less and there will be some serious feelings of unease inside the fanbase - and the board. Every manager needs time to implement his strategy and new signings need to gel. But you do look at his 3-4-3 system and wonder if it's the best fit for the players he's got. We're yet to see Mbeumo and Cunha being the dangerous attackers they were tipped to be at Old Trafford, while the midfield situation looks like a real issue.

The facts don't lie. Amorim has won only seven times from 29 Premier League games. He's drawn seven and lost 15. It's a results business and if things are still looking bleak by October or November, United might have to just accept this isn't going to work out.

Andy Dunn

With a full pre-season behind him, Ruben Amorim would have hoped for a faster start but there is no need to panic. Under Erik ten Hag, United actually lost their first two Premier League games of the 2022-23 season and went on to finish third, albeit a fair distance behind winners Manchester City and runners-up Arsenal.

There have been promising spells during the defeat at home to the Gunners and the draw at Fulham and a tally of 32 attempts on goal suggests this is a team that will create more chances than it did last season.

Converting more of those chances is clearly the main issue for Amorim to sort and not starting with Benjamin Sesko has been a bit of a head-scratcher, even if there are doubts about his match fitness.

But a front three of Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo will score plenty of goals when they get to know each other well. Sure, the opening couple of matches has shown there is still a host of problems that Amorim needs to solve but those problems were so deep-rooted that he will need a lot more time to re-establish United as a serious Premier League force.

Mark Jones

You'd have thought that the positive thing about appointing a manager who is wedded to one system and one system only would be that over time that system would become fine-tuned, and the players would almost know exactly where their team-mates are without a second thought.

That might end up being the case for Ruben Amorim, but given the changes in United's attack this summer things have almost gone back to square one as new players learn the way, the only way, the manager wants them to play.

Of those new players Matheus Cunha looks lively but he isn't prolific, Benjamin Sesko will take a while to get up to speed and I have my doubts that Bryan Mbeumo was the right addition to play in this formation as a right sided No.10.

All of which means United are back at a point where results are in danger of getting away from them, just as they did for most of last season.

Amorim's job shouldn't be under immediate pressure now, but things can quickly get out of control. Burnley at home on Saturday is huge for him, with Manchester City and Chelsea to come after the international break.

John Cross

Manchester United have to hold their nerve. They cannot press the panic button because this season has got the potential to be a game-changer for the club.

The front line looks so exciting with Benjamin Sesko, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. But in spending £206m on forwards, they have neglected other key areas: namely the keeper and a holding midfielder.

But if they can do a deal for a keeper and get a better balance in midfield, I am still convinced they can have a decent season under Ruben Amorim.

They better had - I’ve tipped them for top four! That is all based on that forward line because that front three is so exciting and is packed with goals.

United have to improve elsewhere but they were never going to solve all their problems in one transfer window. And they still can’t and won’t.

But we have seen enough, change and panic at Old Trafford to remind everyone they cannot do it again. They have to try and find a couple of solutions this week but either way this will be a better season for United despite the early bumps in the road.

Dan Marsh

One point from two games isn't the rip-roaring start that Manchester United or their fans would have been seeking this season but it shouldn't be all doom and gloom. They were genuinely impressive - and unfortunate - in defeat against Arsenal and looked so much better going forward in patches against Fulham on Sunday.

There's no getting away from the fact that Ruben Amorim's record in the Premier League has been poor since his arrival last November, but United have just committed more than £200million on a new-look attack. It would be insanity to hit the panic button anytime soon, particularly as other problem areas - namely the goalkeeper situation and midfield - are not issues of Amorim's making.

The cold hard truth is that there is no magic fix for United after recording their worst-ever Premier League finish last season. There could be more pain before they turn a corner and Amorim's refusal to deviate from his favoured formation has split opinions.

But he deserves a fair crack at turning things around that will take far long than just two transfer windows. I think there have been enough glimpses of promise in United's opening games to suggest that better times are coming.

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