Sir Alex Ferguson's advice to Man Utd boss that backfired as Ruben Amorim sent message
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Sir Alex Ferguson told Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim to ‘keep positive’ after a 3-1 loss against Brighton – though his guidance has sometimes been ineffective. With a home loss against the Seagulls, Amorim has led his team to just six wins from 14 games at the helm. They sit 13th in the league, and a change in leadership hasn't yet had its desired effect.
The Red Devils are a far cry from the outfit that once dominated English football under Ferguson. The legendary Scot was in attendance on Sunday at Old Trafford, as he often is, and was seen having a conversation with the club's current manager during pre-match tributes to late United icon Denis Law, who sadly passed away last week aged 84.
After the disappointing clash, Amorim revealed the telling two-word message Ferguson sent his way. But the 83-year-old's counsel has sometimes backfired, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer found out in 2021. "Keep positive," was the directive Ferguson told the Portuguese, as relayed by Amorim to BBC Radio 5 Live. The Scotsman himself hasn't been vocal on the slump, however, perhaps due to him being axed from a multi-million-pound ambassadorial role at Old Trafford in October as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s radical cost-cutting.
Yet, Ferguson's advice to managers who have tried and failed to fill his boots hasn't always been positively influential, and an incident involving one of his former players, ex-United boss Solskjaer, and Cristiano Ronaldo was indicative of this. Back in 2021, with Ronaldo having just made a stunning Manchester return and Solskjaer at the helm, United faced Everton at home when enduring a poor run of form.
