Ruben Amorim managed Manchester United for 14 months and, frankly, more than long enough to prove he hadn’t made a jot of positive difference to the mess he inherited.
Amorim flew into Manchester on Monday November 11 2024, to take over a failing giant.
United were 13th in the Premier League table when the Portuguese arrived, up a place from 14th when his appointment was confirmed 10 days earlier.
Since Amorim first walked through the doors at Carrington just over a year ago, he managed 47 Premier League matches. The draw with Leeds was his last.
His comments after that stalemate were arguably more damaging to his hopes of remaining in employment, but in any event it was yet another disappointing result to add to a lamentable record.
Indeed, of the 17 ever-present teams, only three teams – Tottenham, West Ham and Wolves – have a worse record.
Premier League table since Amorim arrived on November 11, 2024
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It is a table that requires some context.
Fourteen of his 19 defeats came last season when, frankly, Amorim was driving a clown car while the wheels were falling off.
With the players he most wanted out now gone, and some uncharacteristically-astute signings, there were some signs of improvement and reasons for optimism.
But even in the brightest moments he could still hardly ever string consistent results or performances together, made a series of decisions the consequences of which his successor(s) must now inherit, and ultimately did nothing to earn the time, patience and money he was afforded throughout
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