Man Utd information: ‘Ruben Amorim successor named’ as flops instructed ‘sorry, you have to step up’
Manchester United are set to return to action after the international break, but Ruben Amorim and his players have a lot of work to do if they are to continue winning ways in the Premier League
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has named his preferred candidate to take over from Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford.
The international break might offer some breathing space for the embattled manager and his flops, but speculation continues to swirl around potential successors should he face the axe, after he oversaw the worst season in the club’s Premier League history last year and got off to a disastrous start this campaign.
A trio of consecutive home victories have given the Portuguese coach temporary relief from the pressure, before a daunting trip away to bitter rivals and champions Liverpool. However, some of Amorim’s recent comments have rubbed another United icon, defender turned Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville up the wrong way.
While both former players desire change at their beloved club, Neville has advocated for a different approach to transformation, reports the Mirror. Here’s all the latest news from Old Trafford.
Scholes reveals preferred Amorim successor
With Amorim nearing his first year in charge at Old Trafford, intense debate rages over his long-term prospects. Should Sir Jim Ratcliffe opt to make a managerial switch, Scholes has made his preference crystal clear.
The 11-time Premier League winner didn’t hesitate when questioned on The Overlap’s most recent episode. Following a supporter’s suggestion that United might make a change during the international window, Scholes was swift to name his pick.
The former Red Devils and England midfielder said: “Eddie Howe, Eddie Howe. I’m not sure about his mate [assistant manager Jason Tindall], but definitely him.”
Clearly impressed with Howe’s work in transforming Newcastle, Scholes believes he could achieve similar results at Old Trafford.
While the Magpies’ rise up the Premier League hierarchy has coincided with Saudi Arabia’s PIF acquiring the club, his track record stands on its own merit, including lifting the Carabao Cup last season.
Howe boasts a success rate of 50.31% at Newcastle, the best any permanent Newcastle manager operating solely in the top flight has achieved since Kevin Keegan’s initial tenure concluded in 1997.
Given his accomplishments with the resources provided by his Saudi ownership, there’s justification for Scholes’ belief that he could make better use of United’s wealth.
Neville slams Amorim and United mindset
Despite entering the break following a 2-0 victory over Sunderland, all is not well at United. This comes after Amorim criticised the media before that fixture, suggesting the constant scrutiny of the 3-4-3 formation he persists with is having an effect.
Speaking ahead of the Sunderland clash, he said: “My players, I guarantee you, they are listening to all the opinions and they are putting that inside because we are not winning games.
“They have to believe in me. So my biggest problem is that my players believe in you guys when you say the problem of our team is the system.”
The criticism of Amorim’s tactical approach and whether United possess the personnel to execute it effectively has been unrelenting recently. However, Neville targeted the current squad, alongside the manager for cultivating an “excuse” mentality.
He told Sky Sports: “If pundits are getting into your head then you shouldn’t be playing for the club.”
While some may argue the pressure today is different from what Neville faced during his career, the retired right-back used his own experiences to illustrate how even young, green players can rise above the chatter.
He went on: “Do people not remember Alan Hansen criticising us when we broke in as young kids saying that you can’t win anything with kids?
“That was the greatest centre-back of all time at that moment talking about us as if we were, you know, inferior and nowhere near good enough.”
Neville’s critique was aimed as much at Amorim’s team as it was at the manager himself. The former England star criticised the players for letting such comments impact their game, assuming Amorim’s remarks hold true.
He questioned: “Did they not think that we got criticised during our football careers? I’m sorry, you’re playing for Manchester United, it comes with the territory, you’ve got to step up.”
Amorim’s steadfast defence of his favoured formation has been a hot topic recently. However, Neville looked at United’s situation more broadly, urging both the manager and his squad to simply secure victories by any means necessary.
“They’ve been hopeless in the system,” he added. “If it’s not the system, then the players are a problem, the manager is a problem, the whole thing’s a problem if you’re losing football matches to the level that they’ve been doing.”
