{"id":1477,"date":"2025-10-10T13:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T13:43:53","slug":"epl-man-uniteds-ratcliffe-gives-amorim-three-years-to-prove-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1477","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Man United\u2019s Ratcliffe gives Amorim three years to prove himself"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ruben Amorim has been given three years to prove himself at Manchester United after co-owner Jim Ratcliffe insisted he will not make a knee-jerk decision about the under-fire manager\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amorim has endured constant speculation that he faces the sack throughout this season as United lurched from one crisis to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Sporting Lisbon boss, who was hired by Ratcliffe in November 2024, admitted earlier this term that he had considered quitting during United\u2019s darkest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amorim\u2019s side finished 15th in the Premier League last season \u2014 their lowest final top-flight position since 1973-74 \u2014 and squandered a chance to qualify for the Champions League when they lost the Europa League final to fellow strugglers Tottenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenth-placed United have fared little better this season, losing three of their first seven league games and crashing to a shock League Cup defeat at fourth-tier Grimsby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amorim has yet to record successive Premier League wins since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag, with a trip to champions Liverpool next up for United after the international break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the talk that Amorim, whose side beat promoted Sunderland in their last game, remains in danger of being axed, Ratcliffe said the 40-year-old would be given time to turn things around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe has not had the best of seasons. Ruben needs to demonstrate that he is a great coach over three years. That\u2019s where I would be,\u201d Ratcliffe told The Business podcast, produced by The Times and The Sunday Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe press, sometimes I don\u2019t understand. They want overnight success. They think it\u2019s a light switch. You know, you flick a switch and it\u2019s all going to be roses tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t run a club like Manchester United on knee-jerk reactions to some journalist who goes off on one every week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ratcliffe has owned just under 30 percent of United since February 2024, when he took control of football operations at the 20-time English champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That left the Glazer family, who have endured numerous fan protests since taking over in 2005, still in overall charge at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United haven\u2019t won the English title since 2013, while their last European trophy was the 2017 Europa League. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/epl-man-uniteds-ratcliffe-gives-amorim-three-years-to-prove-himself\/?utm_source=auto-read-also&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;amp\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruben Amorim has been given three years to prove himself at Manchester United after co-owner Jim Ratcliffe insisted he will not make a knee-jerk decision about the under-fire manager\u2019s future. Amorim has endured constant speculation that he faces the sack throughout this season as United lurched from one crisis to another. 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