Ruben Amorim has experienced both highs and lows since taking charge of Manchester United.
The Portuguese manager succeeded Erik ten Hag after a poor start to the 2024-25 season.
Ruud van Nistelrooy served as interim boss before Amorim’s arrival from Sporting CP.
United paid £9.25m to trigger Amorim’s release clause and bring him to Old Trafford.
He warned fans to expect short-term struggles before his long-term vision could succeed.
Amorim implemented a three-man backline as part of his tactical approach, staying committed despite inconsistent results.
December 2024 was particularly difficult, with United losing four consecutive matches.
Three of those defeats came in the Premier League, raising questions about his methods.
Despite the poor run, Amorim stuck to his philosophy and urged patience from his players.
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Bruno Fernandes revealed Amorim’s consistency in his messaging, even during bad runs.
“So, everything he says to you, everything he tries to pass to you – him and his staff – he does it in a way that we really believe on what we are doing in,” Fernandes told Sky Sports.
“Even in games where you concede a goal or you have a setback or whatever.
“He just wants us to understand that the things we’re doing they will bring results if we do it in the right way.”
Fernandes acknowledged how difficult it can be when results don’t match fans and media expectations.
“As you said, it’s really tough here when you we’re not winning games, but it’s massive and brilliant when you’re winning games here, too,” Fernandes explained.
He praised the squad’s ability to keep faith in Amorim’s systemic approach through tough times.
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“It’s really easy when you don’t get results, when you don’t get the performance that you start losing belief on everything you’ve been doing,” Fernandes added.
“But I think that was one of the good things we had as a team – we kept the belief on what we are doing, on what we’ve been training and where we want to go as a team.
“Where the staff wants us to go as a team, what we want to improve as a team.”
Fernandes also went on to defend the back three system, pointing out it’s starting to bring results.
“And that is what is giving us now some more credit because we’ve been doing the same things that people probably will think like, ‘Oh, the manager has to change this back three or back five.
“It doesn’t work. We need to go back four. We need one more striker,’” Fernandes said.
The team’s belief in Amorim’s methods is beginning to pay off.
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