‘You can’t do that!’ – Ruben Amorim slammed over astonishing Manchester United comment
Share:
Ruben Amorim has been slammed after describing his Manchester United team as ‘maybe the worst’ in the club’s 147-year history. United suffered their fourth loss in five home Premier League games on Sunday as Brighton sealed a 3-1 victory to clinch their third win in a row at Old Trafford.
![[Manchester United FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - Premier League]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194763904.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
Manchester United are just 13th in the table – closer to the relegation zone than the Champions League places – having amassed 11 points in 11 games since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag in November. ‘In [the past] 10 games in Premier League, we won two,’ Amorim said after the Brighton loss. ‘Imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United. Imagine what this is for me.
![[Manchester United FC v Brighton & Hove Albion FC - Premier League]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GettyImages-2194720655.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that. ‘We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. I know you [media] want headlines but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that. Here you go: your headlines.’.
Only 13 Manchester United teams have had a lower points tally than the current side at this stage of the season. But Amorim’s claim was a slight exaggeration as the club have been relegated from the English top-flight five times, most recently in 1974.
‘I knew that was going to be hard to put a completely new idea in the moment, but when you lose games and don’t win three games in a row it becomes really hard,’ Amorim added. ‘Everybody here is underperforming and we have to accept that. It is unacceptable to lose so many games. The opponents are better than us in many details.
