‘Worst Man United team ever’, says fuming Amorim post their loss to Brighton and Hove Albion last night in the league.
‘Worst Man United team in history’ is what manager Ruben Amorim christened his team as after their loss to Brighton at home.
On a day when supporters and past players honoured the late Denis Law, the loss puts United in 13th place with 26 points, 10 points above the relegation zone. The loss was United’s sixth home league loss of the season, which is the most they had suffered in their first 12 home league games since 1893–94, 131 years ago.
Amorim pointed to his record since replacing Erik ten Hag in the autumn. “In 10 games in the Premier League, we won two. I know that. We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United,” he said. “I know you want headlines but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that. Here you go: your headlines.
“Imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United, imagine what this is for me. We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that. I am not going to change [his 3-4-3 system], no matter what. I know we can succeed but we need to survive this moment. I am not naive. We need to survive now.”
Amorim stated everyone at United is to blame. “It’s hard to explain, we have to acknowledge the moment and not go around the problem,” the head coach said. “Everybody here is underperforming, no matter what the circumstances, we are underperforming and have to accept that.”
This was a seventh defeat in Amorim’s 15 matches in charge. “It’s unacceptable to lose so many games. For any Premier League club – [but] imagine Manchester United. So it’s a really hard moment but we have to continue, we have to continue, there is no other way. We need to suffer and continue.”
Amorim was asked how hard it can be for elite footballers to adjust to his system. “They are used to different things,” the Portuguese said. “Then sometimes you have one team that almost wins the league and then the next season is really bad without confidence. Our players are really nervous. If I feel it the players feel it a lot. The only way is to continue to win games.”