Jamie Carragher warns Ruben Amorim risks mirroring Graham Potter's Chelsea disastrous spell - but names the key reason why the Man United boss can avoid the same fate
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Jamie Carragher has warned Man United head coach Ruben Amorim is at risk of suffering the same fate as Graham Potter following his ill-fated spell at Chelsea. Amorim has made the worst start of any United manager in over 100 years, losing five of his first eight league matches in charge.
![[Potter had been appointed by Chelsea in September 2022 but was sacked seven months later]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/09/93703727-14246593-image-a-15_1735896949145.jpg)
The Red Devils have failed to score in their last three matches, ending 2024 with losses against Bournemouth, Wolves and Newcastle to slip to 14th in the Premier League table. Amorim, who took over as head coach in November following Erik ten Hag's sacking, now faces the daunting trip to Anfield rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
![[Carragher claimed Amorim's reign currently looks to be making a deteriorating situation worse]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/09/93703703-14246593-image-a-14_1735896838925.jpg)
Writing in his Telegraph column, former Liverpool defender Carragher highlighted how Amorim had originally been reluctant to take the job during the season and instead wanted to oversee a summer rebuild. Carragher warned the former Sporting Lisbon head coach's start to life is threatening to mirror Potter's time at Chelsea after a 'horrendous' run of five defeats in six matches.
![[The former Liverpool defender believes Amorim can still avoid the same fate as Potter]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/09/93702967-14246593-image-a-13_1735896818398.jpg)
Jamie Carragher warned Ruben Amorim is at risk of mirroring Graham Potter's time at Chelsea. Potter had been appointed by Chelsea in September 2022 but was sacked seven months later. Carragher claimed Amorim's reign currently looks to be making a deteriorating situation worse.
![[He suggested Potter had been ill-suited to the Chelsea job given the club's previous coaches]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/09/93703689-14246593-image-a-12_1735896793123.jpg)
Potter had been appointed in September 2022 after the sacking of Thomas Tuchel, but was sacked just seven months later with the Blues languishing in 11th after winning only 12 of his 31 games in charge. 'A big worry as United head to Anfield is that Amorim’s arrival was supposed to echo Jurgen Klopp’s at Liverpool, both in terms of the point of the season at which he took over, and the galvanising impact on players and supporters,' Carragher wrote.
![[Carragher believes Amorim has the 'aura of a top coach' and carries the belief he will succeed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/03/09/93703823-14246593-image-a-16_1735897099688.jpg)
