Manchester United are heading into the final stretch of a nightmare season under increasing pressure from both fans and the media.
Ruben Amorim’s side is still reeling from a 2-0 defeat to West Ham, their 17th Premier League loss this season – a campaign that’s already written itself into the club’s unwanted history books.
With only two games left of the league campaign, the Red Devils sit 16th in the table, their lowest league position in decades, and fans are desperately hoping to see some form of response during Friday night’s visit to Chelsea.
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Despite their on-field struggles, Manchester United still have a Europa League final to prepare for next week, giving the squad one final chance to salvage something from a dismal season.
As United look to the final, Ruben Amorim has personally stepped in to pay for 30 members of his backroom staff.
Amorim’s gesture comes after United’s hierarchy continued with their cost-cutting drive.
While the team’s form continues to slide, frustration among fans has increasingly turned towards the club’s head coach – but not just for results.
Ruben Amorim has found himself at the centre of a surprising controversy over his frequent media appearances, which many assumed were by his own choosing.
Supporters have voiced concern about how much time the Portuguese manager is spending in front of the cameras instead of focusing on turning the team around.
A promotional video shared on Monday by Sky Sports ahead of the Chelsea clash triggered a wave of backlash online, with fans questioning why the manager seemed more available to broadcasters than to his struggling squad.
However, a new report from the Daily Mail has revealed that Amorim isn’t the one chasing the spotlight.
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According to the outlet, Amorim is simply fulfilling his Premier League obligations and isn’t personally arranging interviews.
The league’s broadcast deal entitles rights-holders to multiple exclusive interviews with every manager before and after each game – and as manager of the country’s biggest club, Amorim’s face appears more often simply due to demand.
In total, he has done 491 media duties this season, a number United try to minimise but can’t avoid under league contracts.
Amorim is required to conduct up to seven post-match interviews after every fixture, plus a pre-match press conference and sit-downs with broadcasters like Sky, BBC, or TNT, depending on who’s airing the match.
He also has to record content with United’s in-house media team before every Premier League game.
Since arriving in November, Amorim has admitted to doing more interviews in his first week at United than during his entire four-year stint at Sporting CP – an astonishing reflection of life under the Old Trafford microscope.
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