Ruben Amorim has struggled in his first months at Manchester UnitedRuben Amorim has struggled in his first months at Manchester United
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Manchester United lost the Europa League final but one player has staunchly defended Ruben Amorim
United travelled to Bilbao hoping to lift a first piece of silverware under Amorim and in turn qualify for the Champions League. However, a scrappy first-goal from Brennan Johnson was enough to split the sides as Spurs clinched victory in northern Spain.
Ange Postecoglou’s side are 17th in the table, one place below United but will still mix it with Europe’s elite next campaign while the Red Devils will have no European football. Amorim has endured a tough start to his time as United boss, with the club failing to qualify for European football for only the second time since 1990.
Luke Shaw backs Amorim to take Manchester United
Shaw has been at Old Trafford since 2014 and cycled through six different managers - excluding caretakers. He joined in the same summer as Louis van Gaal before the Dutchman was replaced by Jose Mourinho after two years.
The former Chelsea manager would last two-and-a-half months at Old Trafford before being sacked and replaced with Ole Gunnar Solskjær, whose reign was just shy of three years before his dismissal.
Ralf Rangnick was named interim boss and managed 29 games with Erik ten Hag named as permanent boss in May 2022. He was relieved of his duties earlier this year and replaced by Amorim.
Speaking on the manager, Shaw said: "I can say 100 per cent right now he’s the right man. Results have not been good at all. I've been here for a long time now and been through different managers. Ruben, for me, I talk on my behalf and I can talk on behalf of all the players, he is 100 per cent the right manager to take us back to where this club should be.
"It’s going to be a very difficult process, us as players, we’ve let a lot of people down, including Ruben. I will say it again, we’ve been nowhere near good enough the whole season."
Luke Shaw praises fans for support in tough campaign
He continued: "A lot has to change, it’s clear to see. That’s why I say Ruben is 100 per cent the right person. He knows what is to be done at this club, I believe he will do everything to make that change and put Manchester back at the top. I think the fans? I understand that right now they are going to be annoyed. And rightly so. But all I can say is thank you so much for the support.
“Everywhere we go, including where we are in the table, the results we’ve had this year, they’ve always still been there.
"I can only say firstly thank you so much for your support, and secondly we’re very sorry for what they’ve had to go through this season. It’s been nowhere near good enough and I can only apologise for that.
“We have to look at the positives and the only positive is we can only go up from here. We’re at rock bottom now, we have to find a way drive ourselves back and get back to where this club deserves to be."
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