Man United legend reveals why Ruben Amorim is NOT to blame for their demise - despite downturn in form after Erik ten Hag's sacking
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Manchester United legend Denis Irwin insists Ruben Amorim is not responsible for their horrendous run of form. Amorim has won just three of his 11 Premier League games in charge of the Red Devils since taking the job in November, picking up 11 points. Erik ten Hag had tallied 15 points in the 11 games before he was sacked and after a radical change in system, Amorim's ideas don't seem to be sticking.
![[Irwin, who won seven Premier League and a Treble with United, has pinned responsibility on the players and the recruitment strategy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422865-0-image-a-19_1737618676842.jpg)
The Portuguese revealed recently that he had only had six proper training sessions with his stars. He was so furious with his players after the 3-1 loss to Brighton that he branded them 'maybe the worst team in the club's history' and reportedly smashed the dressing room TV, but Denis Irwin claims it is not his fault.
![[Manchester United have spent lots of money in recent seasons with little reward]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94422947-0-image-a-20_1737618813207.jpg)
'I’ve said before, it’s down to the players. The manager can organise [the players], he likes a 4-3-3 [3-4-3], but it’s literally down to the players,' Irwin told the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet. Ruben Amorim is not to blame for Man United's spiralling form, says club legend Denis Irwin.
![[Amorim labelled his Manchester United side as the 'worst team in the club's history' after they lost to Brighton]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94268269-0-Ruben_Amorim_has_labelled_his_Manchester_United_side_as_the_wors-a-21_1737618856883.jpg)
Irwin, who won seven Premier League and a Treble with United, has pinned responsibility on the players and the recruitment strategy. Manchester United have spent lots of money in recent seasons with little reward. 'You wouldn’t say [Manchester] United’s recruitment over the last ten years has been great either – that’s the biggest problem.
![[He has since said he regrets his comments and deflected responsibility on to himself]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/07/94393059-0-He_has_since_said_he_regrets_his_comments_and_deflected_responsi-m-24_1737618949371.jpg)
