Amorim 'not concerned' about Man Utd future after loss to Brentford

Manchester United caput coach Ruben Amorim said he is not concerned astir his occupation astatine nan extremity of different time erstwhile a erstwhile measurement guardant was followed by different 1 back.

The optimism generated by nan victory complete Chelsea 7 days agone was mislaid successful a 3-1 conclusion astatine Brentford that keeps United firmly successful nan bottommost half of nan Premier League.

United person collected 34 points from Amorim's 33 convention games successful complaint and person still to triumph successive matches.

The promised betterment aft past season's woeful 15th-place decorativeness is yet to materialise, and afterwards Amorim was forced to reply much questions astir his future.

"I americium ne'er concerned astir my occupation - I americium not that benignant of guy," he told BBC Match of nan Day.

"It is not my decision. I will do nan champion I tin each infinitesimal I americium here."

United officials person many times stressed their support for nan erstwhile Sporting boss, but it is days for illustration this erstwhile that belief is called into mobility and, pinch nary midweek games to divert attention, guarantee nan inquest is extensive.

Former Wales midfielder Ashley Williams told BBC Final Score: "I don't want to opportunity they alteration manager, but really agelong tin this continue? It seems to beryllium each week that we're talking astir it.

"I'm a instrumentality of managers who person a style and instrumentality to it. That isn't working. You person to adapt.

"I don't spot wherever Manchester agreed spell pinch this unless they alteration manager."

Former England striker Alan Shearer told BBC Match of nan Day: "Ruben Amorim is nether monolithic pressure.

"I deliberation nan level person made truthful galore errors since coming to nan club, they can't beryllium seen to person made different successful appointing this manager. I deliberation he is very fortunate."

Ex-Arsenal defender Martin Keown added: "They don't look bully enough. You past look astatine it and he only has a triumph percent 1% much than Graham Potter, who has been sacked. How is he still successful nan job?

"If he was 12 months aft Ferguson, this would person been done weeks ago."

The problem for Amorim is that, by his ain admission, his messaging is not base fruit.

Bruno Fernandes' 2nd missed punishment retired of 3 this play was a contributing facet arsenic United extended their hold for an distant triumph successful nan convention to 8 games, their worst tally since 2019.

Since Amorim's tenure began past November, nary squad has conceded nan first extremity successful much convention games than United.

He said his players had worked connected Brentford's apt gameplan - flooding nan midfield to create overloads and playing agelong balls into nan guardant positions, peculiarly down nan wide cardinal defenders Luke Shaw and Matthijs de Ligt - but, erstwhile it came to nan execution, they were recovered wanting.

"The goals today, we worked connected during nan week," Amorim said. "That is frustrating.

"I spot nan guys successful training. I consciousness sometimes successful nan games, erstwhile things are really hard, they are not nan same. But that is nan unit of nan club."

For immoderate observers, it boils down to Amorim's 3-4-2-1 system, which he steadfastly refuses to change.

Rookie Brentford head Keith Andrews showed elasticity by switching from nan five-man defence he deployed successful nan conclusion astatine Fulham past play to a backmost four, which, he said, "gave america a amended guidelines and fluidity successful midfield".

"When you entice players connected to you, they vacate space," he said.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, analysing nan crippled for Match of nan Day, was little negotiated successful his assessment.

"Amorim being truthful stubborn successful what he's trying to do could beryllium nan undoing of him down nan line," he said.

"We tin talk astir nan owners backing him, but yet it's conscionable not working."

Richards described nan 2 goals United conceded successful nan opening 20 minutes arsenic "shambolic".

For nan first, Harry Maguire tried to play offside but his starting position was a gait disconnected nan halfway line.

For nan second, Kevin Schade exploited abstraction connected nan correct broadside of United's defence and delivered a debased transverse that goalkeeper Altay Bayindir pushed into nan threat zone.

On some occasions Brentford's Brazilian guardant Igor Thiago capitalised.

Predictably, Amorim defended nan measurement he group his squad up.

"When we win, it's not nan system. When we lose, it's nan system. I understand that," he said, nan sarcasm dripping disconnected his tongue.

"It's much that we play this crippled nan measurement Brentford wants to play it."

The problem for Amorim is that his appraisal highlights basal issues that should not beryllium happening truthful often truthful acold into his tenure.

"It's for illustration ups and downs," said Amorim, erstwhile asked for his thoughts astir nan setback.

"When you win, you consciousness that everything and that nan momentum is here. When you lose, you spell backmost to nan aforesaid spot and conflict again for nan 1 triumph that tin thief you to create nan momentum.

"I cannot show you much than I opportunity each clip I suffer nan game.

"Sometimes you spot 1 squad that performs really good and you spot improvements, and past sometimes you person immoderate games that you don't spot nan betterment that gives you nan assurance to opportunity that Manchester United is going to get back.

"It's ever nan aforesaid conversation."