Liverpool legend Didi Hamann blasts Man Utd for not hiring Ruben Amorim ‘sooner’

On Dec 2, 2024

Didi Hamann has blasted Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe for not appointing Ruben Amorim sooner.

Amorim took charge of United last month, after Ratcliffe and his fellow United bosses finally decided to sack Erik ten Hag. But Liverpool legend Hamann reckons it was obvious United were going nowhere under Ten Hag.

And he believes Ratcliffe’s failure to get rid of the Dutchman because he won the FA Cup last season, casts doubts over his ability to lead a big club. Hamann told Genting Casino: “I think that’s the thing with United, if you look at their team now, you wouldn’t really know where to start.

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“There are doubts about every part of their team, whether it’s the goalkeeper, the defence, midfield or attack. The other thing is, if they wanted Amorim, and obviously we go back to the FA Cup final, if Ten Hag hadn’t won it, maybe they would have decided to bring him in then.

“United have decided to bring him in now in November, but I’m sure they would have got him in the summer if they really wanted him. It would have been much easier for United to do that, and it would have been cheaper.

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“But they decided to stick with Erik Ten Hag, and that is a decision that raises serious questions about the judgement of the United leadership team. There have been a few decisions made at Manchester United that I didn’t really understand.

“Hopefully with Amorim, because they need a strong manager, they need a strong leader, because the way they handled the summer and Ten Hag’s future, that strong leadership is clearly lacking upstairs.

“There’s different people talking and some not talking enough. I think the fans would have been begging Fergie (Sir Alex Ferguson) to come out and say something, but he’s keeping out of it, which is obviously his right.

“They’ve got a manager who offers a bit of optimism and gives the club something to look forward to for the first time in a long time. It would be good for the Premier League to have a strong Manchester United.”