Manchester United’s dramatic late-season implosion has sent shockwaves through Old Trafford, piling the pressure on manager Ruben Amorim with just days remaining before the Europa League final.
United’s 2-0 home defeat to West Ham marked a new low in an already dismal campaign that has seen the club win just twice in the Premier League since late January, against relegated Leicester and Ipswich.
They are 16th in the table with 39 points—United’s worst showing since their 1930-31 relegation season if measured with modern scoring—while internal unrest continues to fester.
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Amid rising losses exceeding £370 million in five years, the club’s ownership are tightening belts, with a second round of redundancies already in progress and staff perks slashed ahead of the trip to Bilbao.
Yet for Ruben Amorim, the Europa League final against Tottenham on 21 May is merely a distraction from United’s deeper rot.
The Portuguese manager has conceded that he may have to step aside if Manchester United continue into next season with the same form and mindset that has derailed their campaign.
“If we start like this, if the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different people,” said Amorim.
He added: “We are losing the feeling that we are a massive club and it’s the end of the world to lose a game at home.
“If we are not scared of losing a game as Manchester United and don’t have that fear anymore, it is the most dangerous thing a big club can have.”
Amorim was candid in his assessment, saying: “Everybody here has to think seriously about a lot of things.
“Everybody is thinking about the final. The final is not the issue. We have bigger things to think about.
“I’m talking about myself and the culture in the club and the culture in the team.
“We need to change that. It’s a decisive moment in the history of the club.”
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He labelled the situation “embarrassing” and reflected: “How is a manager of Manchester United supposed to feel in that position? Embarrassed.”
While victory over Spurs would secure a Champions League spot and potentially bring in around £100m, Amorim suggested even that would mask the rot.
“The final is by far the smallest problem in our club,” he said.
“We need to change something that is deeper than this.
“Playing in the Premier League and Champions League for us is the moon. We need to know that.
“I’m not concerned about the final. They will be focused but I don’t know what is best, if it’s playing in the Champions League or not.”
Ruben Amorim questioned the players’ attitude in domestic games, stating: “In the Europa League, we don’t play quite well but we have a little bit of that urgency in having to win games.
“We manage to find a way to win.
“We are so focused. In these games in the Premier League, sometimes we are not focused. It’s hard to explain that.
“There is a lack of urgency in everything we do. It’s a big concern.”
He fears United are losing their “big club” identity: “There’s a lack of urgency when we’re defending our box and there’s a lack of urgency when we are near the box.
“We need to be more aggressive and feel that it is the end of the world when we are not winning a game.”
Amorim’s stark warning signals a crossroads for Manchester United, where failure to reset could cost them both their manager and their identity.
