Ruben Amorim said his squad must feel responsible for the club's job losses
250 United employees who have been laid off, with another 100 under threat
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By JOE BERNSTEIN
Published: 17:32 EST, 15 February 2025 | Updated: 17:36 EST, 15 February 2025
Marcus Rashford and Antony were allowed to go out on loan in the January transfer window.
Their problems have gone from bad to worse after Kobbie Mainoo was ruled out for weeks with a worrying injury, and Ugarte and Collyer were also sidelined.
Amorim has Christian Eriksen and Casemiro as options to play in midfield at Spurs, and teenager Jack Moorhouse is among a number of academy players who have travelled to London along with Chido Obi-Martin, Sekou Kone, Harry Amass and Elyh Harrison.
United usually make the journey by rail, but had to take the team bus due to train cancellations as their preparations for the game were further disrupted.
Meanwhile, Amorim has admitted he and his players should feel responsible for job losses sweeping through Old Trafford.
United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is overseeing massive changes at the Premier League giants, with more redundancies and increased ticket prices being considered to offset reported losses of £300million over the last three years.
Ruben Amorim insisted that his players should feel responsible for job losses at Old Trafford
He explained that his team's dismal performances mean the club will earn less prize money
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has introduced brutal cost-cutting measures since purchasing a minority stake in the club at the end of 2023, with 250 staff members having already been laid off
Amorim insists his squad mustn’t forget the 250 United employees who have been laid off, with another hundred under threat.
‘People are losing their jobs. It’s really important for us in the first team, coaches and players, not to ignore it,’ said the United manager.
‘We have to acknowledge that, and the biggest problem is the football because we spend money, we are not winning, we are not in the Champions League, so the revenues are not the same.
'We spent a lot of money in the past and now we have to be careful with the finances. We cannot rebuild the way we would like.
‘People are losing their jobs. Of course it’s hard to have that feeling of people safe in their job, and it affects the environment.’
United raised the cost of tickets for members to £66 earlier this season and removed concession prices. Morale among club employees is said to be low.
Asked if he felt it was the responsibility of his football department, Amorim said: ‘Yes, and we have to change that. The first part, what we should do is to win at Tottenham.
‘That is the small step to try to help these people, to try not to push the prices of the tickets higher — we are responsible for that.’