Ruben Amorim vows to resign if Man United’s poor form persists
Under-pressure Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has vowed to resign if the team carries its poor Premier League form into the next campaign.
United’s abysmal form hit another low on Saturday with a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford to West Ham, a side that had failed to win any of its previous eight matches. The result extended United’s winless run in the league to seven games, equalling their worst-ever streak in the Premier League era.
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“Everybody here has to think seriously about a lot of things,” Amorim said post-match.
“Everyone is focused on the [Europa League] final, but that’s not the issue. The problem is much bigger. I’m talking about myself, the club culture, and the team’s mentality. We need a major reset.”
Amorim: ‘If This Feeling Persists, I Should Leave’
Since January 26, United have managed just two league wins, both against already-relegated Ipswich and Leicester City, and currently sit 16th in the table with 39 points. Only Europa League final opponents Tottenham and the three relegated teams are below them.
Amorim admitted the current state of the team is unacceptable and promised a bold summer overhaul, or he will walk away.
“It’s a decisive moment in the club’s history,” he continued.
“If we begin next season with the same attitude and this same feeling in the dressing room, then I must give space to someone else.”
Worst League finish since 1930s looms
On a points-per-win basis, United are on course for their worst league finish since the 1930/31 relegation season, when they would have collected just 29 points in a 42-game campaign. Their current haul of 39 points underlines the severity of their decline.
With the Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21 offering a last chance for redemption, Amorim remains candid about the consequences of failure — or even success without progress.
“This is embarrassing. It doesn’t matter if we win or lose in Bilbao. If we don’t fix the core issues this summer, I won’t be here much longer,” Amorim warned, echoing the stark words of former interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who once said United needed “open-heart surgery” after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s departure.
