25.8.2025
Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has predicted that coach Ruben Amorin could be given the boot as the club continue to struggle for results under him.
Having spent £200m for transfers ahead of the new season, Rooney argued that Manchester United should be doing better. They lost to Arsenal 1-0 in their opening game of the season at Old Trafford and last Sunday, they were held 1-1 by Fulham with captain Bruno Fernandez missing a penalty.
“There are no excuses now for the manager this season,” Rooney,39-year-old, said on his BBC podcast, “The Wayne Rooney Show.”
“He’s got to start getting results and getting results quickly because once you start getting into October, November, if results don’t change drastically then that’s when pressure comes.
“United really needed to hit the ground running this season and one point from six is a worry.
“It’s only two games into the season but the worrying sign is we’re seeing things that we saw last season and that’s a concern.”
Asked if Amorim is the right man for the long term, Rooney replied: “It’s difficult to sit here and say, ‘yeah 100 per cent’ – I don’t think anyone could do that.
“I don’t think Ruben would probably say that himself with what we’ve seen since he’s been at the club.
“I think the recruitment has been good in the summer – I still want to see two or three more players brought in.
“But it’s difficult (to say), ‘right, this is going to be our manager for the next five years’ on what we’ve seen.”
Amorim...Hard long road to follow.