Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has called on the club to sack Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim, who he claims is not the right man to lead the former English Premier League champions.
Rooney, who made the call on Monday while speaking on his personal podcast, said that he does not recognise his old club any longer as players are not ready to fight for the club, have no character, and desire to win.
According to him, the club’s new owner, Jim Ratcliffe, and INEOS have walked into a real challenge at Manchester United as the club has lost its soul, needs a new engine to breathe a new lease of life to reach its past glory.
He said, “I have tried my hand in management and it didn’t work out too well. I get it. Ruben Amorim is my age, he is still a young manager, and I’m sure he still has a massive future, but what’s going on at Man Utd, this is not Man Utd. I honestly hope he can turn it round, and he does. But if you’re saying to me, ‘Do you believe he will?’, then, after everything I’ve seen, honestly, I’ve got no faith in it.
“I don’t recognise the whole football 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, here we go again – expecting the team to lose or maybe pick up a point.
“It’s not even just results on the pitch. It’s everything about the club that needs fixing – Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos have walked into a real challenge”.
“We’re seeing staff members getting sacked after 20, 30 years who are very important people to that football club. The soul has gone from the club. It needs a new engine, a new lease of life. It needs something to kickstart that football club.”
