Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has leapt to the defence of Ruben Amorim in the wake of the team's disappointing loss against Tottenham in the Europa League final
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Bruno Fernandes feels Ruben Amorim can turn the tide at Manchester United
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Bruno Fernandes says Ruben Amorim IS the right man to bring the good times back to Manchester United, even though the Portuguese coach has endured the most challenging of starts to his Old Trafford tenure.
Amorim, 40, has failed to improve United's fortunes in the Premier League with the club already destined to record their lowest-ever finish. And any chance of salvaging a sorry season with the Europa League trophy went up in smoke on Wednesday as United were beaten by a Tottenham team who have endured their struggles this term.
Scrutiny over Amorim is likely to grow during the summer given he has failed to oversee a marked improvement in results since his arrival in November.
Amorim remarkably offered to walk away without any compensation in the aftermath of Wednesday night's heartbreaking loss in Bilbao - but Fernandes insists that Manchester United would be making a mistake if they took him up on that offer.
“It’s not my decision but I do think the manager is the right one and I don’t think that it will be a better person to come into the job and do the job,” Fernandes said of Amorim's position.
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“I know it's difficult to understand that, it's difficult to see that. But I still do think that he's the right man to lead the club. I do think that the club is in a situation where it's easier to get a different one in because the results haven't been there.
“But as my other teammates said, and I repeat myself, I do think he's the right man.”
Amorim has been brutally honest throughout his tenure and was no different in Bilbao, effectively offering to walk away from his role without compensation if Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the powerbrokers at Manchester United feel a change in the dugout is necessary.
Amorim says he will walk away from the club without compensation if United feel he is no longer the right man to lead them
He said: “I have nothing to show to the fans, so at this moment it's a little bit of faith. So let’s see. I'm always open. If the board and the fans feel I'm not the right guy, I will go the next day, without any conversation about compensation. But I will not quit.
“I'm still really confident in my job and, as you can see, I will not change anything in the way I do things. I am always really honest. But I'm not going to talk about the future - tonight we need to deal with the pain of losing this match.
“It was clear we were the better team, but we managed not to score again. The guys tried everything to win the game and I think we were better than the opponent.”
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