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Former Manchester United supervisor Jose Mourinho has fired a brutal verdict on co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe after the membership endured the worst season of their trendy historical past.
United’s struggles beneath Ruben Amorim
United sacked Erik ten Hag on the finish of October after a string of uninspiring performances and outcomes. He was changed by Ruben Amorim, whom United lured away from Sporting CP mid-season.
It was hoped that Amorim would encourage a drastic enchancment however he by no means did. In reality, it may be argued that issues bought a lot worse.
United ended the 2024/25 marketing campaign in fifteenth place within the Premier League, having suffered a humiliating 18 losses. 9 of those got here at residence.
The Purple Devils completed with a -10 objective distinction and in addition suffered a painful 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur within the Europa League closing, which noticed them miss out on Champions League qualification.
The expectation was that United would have a busy switch window nevertheless it’s been principally sluggish to date, with solely the arrivals of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo to point out for it.
United’s plans have been thwarted by their incapacity to dump undesirable gamers.
Now, Mourinho has weighed in on the state of affairs and it seems he feels Ratcliffe and INEOS ought to shoulder a lot of the blame for the membership’s woes.
Mourinho’s remarks
Chatting with Portuguese information outlet File, Mourinho defined, “In the present day, I feel that with the change in possession on the membership, with an proprietor who doesn’t have a lot expertise in soccer however somewhat in sport…”
“What occurred to Ruben, from being the supervisor of the worst Manchester United in Premier League historical past to having continuity and confidence to proceed and be Ruben Amorim, is an indication that rather a lot wants to alter.”
Nonetheless, Mourinho argued that Amorim has what it takes to show issues round at Previous Trafford.
“With that stability… All of us agree that he’s a supervisor with nice potential and persona.”
“I feel he has unbelievable potential to do nice work.”
Mourinho, now boss of Turkish outfit Fenerbahce, led United to 2 main trophies – the Carabao Cup and the Europa League.
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