Man Utd Have 'got Worse' Under Amorim - Rooney

Manchester United person "got worse" nether Ruben Amorim, says erstwhile nine skipper and grounds goalscorer Wayne Rooney.

The 20-time English champions appointed Amorim connected 1 November past twelvemonth to switch nan sacked Erik 10 Hag.

But much than 10 months later, nan Portuguese caput coach appears to beryllium showing fewer signs of being capable to revive nan team's fortunes.

His broadside delivered different dismal show successful a 3-0 derby conclusion astatine Manchester City connected Sunday, pinch galore supporters successful nan distant extremity leaving agelong earlier nan last whistle.

"I want to beryllium arsenic supportive and affirmative arsenic I tin beryllium connected nan head and nan players," said nan erstwhile England striker connected nan latest section of The Wayne Rooney Show, which you tin now perceive to connected BBC Sounds.

"But it is very difficult to beryllium present and opportunity we are seeing progression, and astatine slightest we're seeing things that will get results successful nan adjacent future.

"We're seeing nary of that, and it is very difficult. There was an image towards nan extremity of nan crippled wherever I saw nan Manchester United fans leaving.

"You could perceive nan fans singing Amorim's name, but I deliberation that is truthful powerful that nan United fans were leaving nan game.

"You cognize nan crippled is complete and I deliberation they were very disappointed successful what they were seeing. It is difficult to spot really it continues.

"What are nan patterns? What are we seeing what mightiness amended nan squad moving forward?"

United vanished 15th successful nan convention past word pinch 42 points, their lowest position since 1989–90. They earned their fewest points successful a top-flight play since they were past relegated successful 1973–74.

Since Amorim's presence they person spent astir £250m connected caller signings, while shipping retired astir of their alleged 'bomb squad'.

This has allowed nan 40-year-old coach to revamp his broadside into a 3-4-3 strategy that he has vowed not to deviate from aft enjoying occurrence pinch Sporting.

However, galore of past season's problems already look to beryllium resurfacing.

"I deliberation aft nan past twelvemonth erstwhile Ten Hag sewage sacked and Ruben came in, we're proceeding really they're going to play and it is going to change," said Rooney, who scored 253 goals for United betwixt 2004 and 2017.

"I deliberation if nan head is honorable pinch himself, it has sewage worse."

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United person already suffered a humiliating Carabao Cup conclusion by League Two Grimsby successful nan opening weeks of nan 2025-26 campaign.

Alarmingly they person besides managed only 2 goals from unfastened play, while losing doubly successful their opening 4 convention fixtures - pinch 4 points their poorest return astatine this shape since 1992-93 nether Sir Alex Ferguson.

By then, though, Ferguson already had immoderate in installments successful nan slope having won nan FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup, while he guided United to a runners-up convention decorativeness successful his first afloat play (1987-88).

In contrast, Amorim's 36% triumph complaint crossed each competitions is nan worst of immoderate imperishable United head since World War Two and his triumph grounds is simply a dismal 26% successful nan league.

Of nan 17 sides who person been successful nan Premier League passim since Amorim's tenure began, his United squad person nan worst grounds - alongside Tottenham - pinch conscionable 31 points from 31 games.

"Quite a batch of convention seasons that is relegation form," said Rooney.

"What is important erstwhile you're trying to instrumentality a caller style is you triumph games arsenic good while you're doing that."

Rooney besides echoed comments made by different erstwhile players now moving successful nan media erstwhile he addressed Amorim's insistence connected deploying 2 cardinal midfielders, often against guidance sides featuring three.

"The problem pinch this [3-4-3] strategy is having 2 successful [central] midfield," he said.

"The players person not sewage nan power and legs to screen nan afloat width of nan transportation and spell up and down. They're getting overrun and overpowered successful that midfield.

"Listen, I person had my clip arsenic a manager, and I cognize really it works, and I cognize really it is erstwhile personification other looks and critiques your formation. I tin understand that, but it is truthful obvious.

"If you're struggling, you person to put 3 successful midfield and springiness yourself a chance to compete."