Ruben Amorim Delivers Harsh Reality Check On Manchester United’s Struggles

Manchester United coach, Ruben Amorim, not for the first time, has acknowledged his side are in miserable form heading into Sunday’s Premier League clash with long-time adversaries Arsenal.

Following Saturday’s matches, the Red Devils sit 15th in the Premier League standings, having won only three of their last 11 games in the competition.

Not only have the results been poor, but Amorim is also under pressure, as his divisive 3-4-3 formation has failed to yield any improvement in performances.

A defeat to Arsenal on Sunday would mark the first time in Premier League history that United have lost five consecutive games to the same opponent, and Amorim is aware that United are the underdogs heading into the match.

“In terms of the results, it’s bad,” Amorim told Premier League Productions. “Also, the performances are not improving a lot, to be honest.”

However, Amorim continued to remain optimistic, insisting United’s struggles are simply helping him paint a vision for success in the club’s future.

“The good thing is that we are learning a lot,” he continued.

“We are changing a lot of things, but you cannot see it. Here in Carrington, the way we want to do things. I’m understanding the players and doing, in my head, what is the future of the squad.

“And that can be really important next year, but there is also a risk; when you are planning and doing and thinking about the future, you have to pay attention to the present. And the present is really hard at the moment because the results and the performances are not there.”

Arsenal are yet to build on the success of their 2020 FA Cup triumph under Mikel Arteta, but perhaps it represents hope for United and the journey they have ahead of them under Amorim.

Arteta took over Arsenal in December 2019, with the club floundering after a poor run of form under predecessor Unai Emery.

However, in his first 18 months as manager, he was unable to guide the club to a finish higher than eighth place in the league.

A fifth-place finish in 2021/22 was then followed up by back-to-back runners-up seasons.

Arsenal were the favorites to dethrone Manchester City for significant periods, and they look likely to finish second again this year behind Liverpool.