Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim will start his first full Premier League season next month with a full pre-season and a couple of transfer windows under his belt.
Manchester United brought in the former Sporting CP head coach to replace Erik ten Hag last season and finished in the lower reaches of the Premier League, missing out on the last-minute salvation of Champions League qualification through the Europa League.
United appear willing to back Amorim in the transfer market before judging his impact, signing Matheus Cunha early in the transfer window and going hell for leather to add Bryan Mbeumo too.
Ruben Amorim would probably say hes had a good shot at Manchester United
Describing Amorims first year in charge as a honeymoon period would be altogether too cheery but theres no doubt push will soon come to shove if there isnt a marked improvement from the start of 2025-26.
Former United midfielder and pundit Gordon Strachan, no stranger to the world of football management, believes that Amorim himself would now agree that he should be judged on results.
At any club in the Premier League, however well youve done, its very unlikely you get a lot of leeway, Strachan told OLBG.
If it doesnt go well then I think Ruben Amorim would accept that. I think he would say hes had a long enough time now to get a settle team.
I think if [getting sacked] does happen at Christmas or something like that, I dont think hed have a real problem because I think he would probably say hes had a good shot.
Cunhas acquisition and the pursuit of further big money buys is a mark of Uniteds belief in their head coach but also add their own pressure if the Red Devils dont make a positive start in the Premier League.
As far as the former Scotland manager is concerned, getting sacked isnt the humiliation it used to be.
30 years ago it was embarrassing. Its not like that now. You come and go, every top manager apart from Pep Guardiola, I think has had the sack, added Strachan.
So its not an embarrassing thing. Amorim is talented, theres no doubt about it. Hes got a good way about him. I think for most people watching Manchester United, we do like him, thats for sure.
United get their Premier League campaign underway with a home game against Arsenal on Sunday, August 17.
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