Rooney: Amorim Unlikely To Turn Around Manchester United’s Struggles

‎Wayne Rooney claims Manchester United have lost their soul and expresses no faith in beleaguered manager Ruben Amorim’s ability to reverse the situation.

‎Amorim has earned just 34 points from 33 Premier League games after Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Brentford and has yet to secure back-to-back league victories.

‎United endured their worst league campaign for 51 years last season, finishing an embarrassing 15th in the Premier League.

‎They spent freely in the summer transfer window, bringing in Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko, but they are languishing in 14th place after their latest defeat.

‎Rooney, United’s all-time leading goalscorer, said he goes to games expecting the team to lose.

‎”I just don’t know what’s going on,” the 39-year-old said on his BBC podcast.

‎”I have tried my hand in management and it didn’t work out too well, so I get it. Ruben Amorim is my age, he’s still a young manager and I’m sure he’s got a massive future, but what’s going on at Man Utd, this is not Man Utd.

‎”I honestly hope he can turn it around and he does. But… after everything I’ve seen, honestly, I’ve got no faith in it.”

‎Rooney, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League with United, said he did not recognise the club.

‎”I don’t see players fighting, I don’t see character, I don’t see desire to win. I go to a game watching… expecting the team to lose or maybe pick up a point.

‎”The soul has gone from the club. It needs a new engine, a new lease of life. It needs something to kick-start that football club.

‎”What is going on, this is not all on the manager, by the way. Players, they’re not deserving to wear that shirt and it hurts.”

‎The former United and England captain said the culture of the club, which dominated English football for two decades under Alex Ferguson, “has gone”.

‎”I see it daily,” he said. “I see staff losing jobs, people walking out of jobs.

‎”I’ve got two kids (in the academy) at that football club and I really hope this doesn’t affect what they’re doing. What I’m seeing at that football club is not Manchester United.”