Rio Ferdinand says he 'wouldn't have been too pleased' with Ruben Amorim's comments as a player after he branded his Man United side the 'worst' in their history
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Rio Ferdinand has admitted he would have been annoyed by Ruben Amorim labelling his Manchester United side the worst in their history if he were still a player. A furious Amorim delivered an explosive verdict on his players after they suffered a 3-1 defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday and is also understood to have smashed a TV in the dressing room before facing the press.
![[The withering verdict came after United slumped to a dismal defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94451103-0-image-a-34_1737663866287.jpg)
The head coach quickly backtracked on his comments, saying he made a mistake, and Ferdinand believes they would have negatively affected the dressing room. Speaking ahead of United's showdown against Rangers in the Europa League, Ferdinand said on TNT Sports: 'I think maybe with his comments post the first comments, he realised he'd maybe turned the temperature up too high.
![[But Rio Ferdinand believes the comments would have negatively affected the dressing room]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94451015-0-image-a-35_1737663869555.jpg)
'I think a comment like that can be detrimental to the environment in the dressing room, if it wasn't said to the players before he'd gone on to the press conference, "This is the way I'm going to address the press.". 'If he'd mentioned that, "Listen, guys, I'm going to give them a line" and the lads were all totally prepared for that, it would have been fine. But it seemed like it was one of those things off the cuff and maybe came across the wrong way.
![[Amorim was quick to backtrack on his claim and admitted he had made a mistake]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94451147-14319031-image-a-52_1737664212839.jpg)
Ruben Amorim said his Manchester United side were 'the worst' in the club's history. The withering verdict came after United slumped to a dismal defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford. But Rio Ferdinand believes the comments would have negatively affected the dressing room.
![[United have lost seven of their first 15 games under Amorim since he took charge]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94451097-14319031-image-a-53_1737664217415.jpg)
