Man Utd Chiefs Back Amorim Despite Grimsby Defeat

Manchester United caput coach Ruben Amorim is understood to clasp nan support of nan nine ownership contempt past night's daze Carabao Cup conclusion astatine League Two Grimsby.

Amorim has provoked mobility marks complete his tenure pinch his ain statements pursuing nan punishment shootout nonaccomplishment astatine Blundell Park, earlier which his broadside had to travel backmost from 2 goals down having been outplayed for an hour.

However, sources pinch an knowing of nan business are adamant this uncertainty does not beryllium from nan apical down.

They opportunity it was ever felt nan travel being taken nether Amorim would beryllium a agelong 1 and that nan nine want to debar making short-term decisions based astir a mates of mediocre results.

United person backed Amorim by spending £200m connected attacking players this summer, while negotiations apt to extremity pinch Alejandro Garnacho, Antony and Rasmus Hojlund joining Chelsea, Real Betis and Napoli respectively, are continuing.

The nine are mindful that successful nan summertime of 2024 they backed Erik 10 Hag pinch a akin transportation budget, only to sack nan Dutchman earlier nan extremity of October.

The conclusion astatine Grimsby is nan first clip United person mislaid to fourth-tier opposition. Amorim did not shirk media duties afterwards and said to in-house position MUTV connected his bleak appraisal of nan situation.

"Let's attraction connected nan adjacent crippled and past we person clip to deliberation astir things," he said.

"We person a occupation to do, a occupation to prepare, and past we will extremity and deliberation things through."

The Portuguese head opted not to explain his comments, which moreover wrong Old Trafford person been interpreted by immoderate arsenic nan 40-year-old considering his future.

It is not nan first clip this has happened. It was reported he offered to resign astatine 1 shape past season, though this has ne'er been confirmed. In nan summer, Amorim described his desire to do a bully occupation and affectional consequence erstwhile he doesn't arsenic "an ego thing".

He is bound to beryllium asked astir his comments erstwhile he speaks to nan media connected Friday day earlier his side's Premier League crippled against Burnley astatine Old Trafford nan pursuing day.

Immediately aft nan world break United spell to Etihad Stadium for nan first Manchester derby of nan season. Chelsea sojourn Old Trafford nan pursuing week, while a travel to aged rivals Liverpool looms connected 19 October.

He will besides beryllium asked to grow connected his declare that his players "spoke really large coming what they want". Even wrong nan dressing room, which appeared truthful supportive of Amorim during a pre-season notable for nan unity successful nan camp, location is uncertainty complete what nan erstwhile Sporting coach was saying.

Few players who started past night's crippled put guardant a convincing lawsuit for action against Burnley, including midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, who completed nan afloat 90 minutes, and goalkeeper Andre Onana, whose correction for Grimsby's 2nd extremity made a bad business worse.

Eyebrows were besides raised astatine £73.7m guardant Benjamin Sesko being nan past outfield subordinate to return a punishment for United successful nan marathon shootout, which extended to 13 shots for each side.

Sources person said nan determination was taken arsenic Sesko, who was completing his first competitory 90 minutes since 19 April, was experiencing cramp owed to a transportation that had go dense pinch rainfall.