Jamie Carragher on ‘Klopp’ concern for Manchester United over Ruben Amorim appointment
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United have lost five of their last six league games, with the club just seven points off the relegation zone. Jamie Carragher has admitted it is a “big worry” that Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United has failed to “echo Jurgen Klopp’s at Liverpool”.
![[Ruben Amorim has endured a worrying start at Manchester United]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/03/11/newFile-6.jpg)
Amorim joined the Old Trafford club in November, replacing Erik ten Hag, but the Portuguese coach has failed to improve United’s fortunes. Of Amorim’s 11 games in charge across all competitions, his side have lost six, won four and drawn one. As United visit leaders and rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday (5 January), Amorim’s side sit just seven points above the relegation zone.
![[Carragher compared and contrasted Amorim’s arrival at United to Potter’s (left) at Chelsea, and Klopp’s (right) at Liverpool]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/02/03/13/c7e637d6e6eb843b3387b0fe5b99513fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjc1NTE3Nzgx-2.70659245.jpg)
“Currently, Amorim’s reign has more in common with Graham Potter’s brief spell at Chelsea, where a deteriorating situation was made worse. Five defeats for United in the past six league games is horrendous. Even the last win, against Manchester City, was due to a freakish finale rather than an excellent 90-minute performance.”.
Klopp joined Liverpool in late 2015 and later guided the Reds to their first Premier League title in 30 years, as well as one Champions League trophy, one FA Cup, and two Carabao Cups. Klopp also won the Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup and Community Shield at Liverpool, before leaving last summer as Arne Slot took over.
Meanwhile, Potter started at Chelsea in September 2022 and was fired the following April, with the Blues sitting 11th in the league when he left. “Before rushing to the conclusion it will end the same way for Amorim as for Potter, there are some key differences between Potter’s performance at Chelsea and the situation at United,” Carragher continued.
