Ruben Amorim admits he could leave as Manchester United manager with the Red Devils emulating form from when they were last relegated.
They may have booked their place in the Europa League final but Man United’s domestic misery continued with a 2-0 defeat to West Ham at Old Trafford.
The result sees Amorim’s men slip to a lowly 16th in the Premier League table with Man United losing 17 of their 36 league outings this term.
While relegation isn’t a danger this season, their form replicates that of the 1973/74 season – when Man United were last relegated from the top flight – with their 17th defeat the most league defeats they’ve suffered in a single campaign since they last went down.
Amorim succeeded Erik ten Hag as Red Devils boss in November, signing a two-and-a-half year deal, but admits his days at Old Trafford could be numbered sooner rather than later.
The Portuguese also suggested that their Europa League final date with Tottenham merely papers over the cracks on the bigger problems at the club.
“Everybody here has to think seriously about a lot of things,” Amorim told the BBC.
“Everybody is thinking about the [Europa League] 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.
“We need to be really strong in the summer and to be brave because we will not have a next season like this.
“If we start like this, if the feeling is still here, we should give the space to different people.”
Man United fans are furious with results on the pitch as well as what’s going on off the pitchGetty The league table makes for grim reading for Man United fansSo poor have United been that Amorim even suggested that Champions League qualification may be an issue.
“To be honest with you, I’m not concerned about the final,” he said. “It’s by far the smallest problem in our club. We need to change something that is deeper than this.
“We are showing that in the end of this season that playing Premier League and Champions League for us is the moon, so we need to know that.
“I’m not concerned about the final. They (the players) will be focused and I don’t know what is best, if it’s playing Champions League or not. So, let’s think about Chelsea to improve a lot of things.”
Man United were brought back to reality following their stylish 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League semi-finals as they were leapfrogged by West Ham on Sunday.
The Hammers, who started the day in 17th, went in front on 26 minutes when Tomas Soucek turned in a powerful low cross by Mohammed Kudus from close range.
Soucek put West Ham ahead with his ninth Premier League goal of the seasonGetty Jarrod Bowen has 12 goals this season, 11 of them in the Premier LeagueGettyJarrod Bowen then made it 2-0 as he slotted home former Man United defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross from the left after the Red Devils defence failed to clear the lines when Kudus ran into traffic.
The home side then asked questions with Rasmus Hojlund and Harry Maguire testing West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
Man United’s deficit should’ve been halved late on when Hojlund was denied from point-blank range by Areola in a passage of play that perhaps summed up the Danish forward and Man United’s campaign.
Next up for Man United is a trip to Champions League-chasing Chelsea on Friday night before their European showdown with Spurs on May 21.
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