Amorim has won just 16 of 41 matches in charge of Man United since his arrival
He offered to leave Man United if the club decide he cannot turn the club around
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By MICHAEL PAVITT
Published: 04:14 EDT, 23 May 2025 | Updated: 04:18 EDT, 23 May 2025
Jamie Carragher has claimed it could be ‘mutually beneficial’ for Ruben Amorim to leave Manchester United this summer, after he offered to walk away if the owners no longer believe he can turn the club around.
Amorim, who took charge as Man United boss back in November, made the claim in the aftermath of the Red Devils 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
The defeat leaves Man United without European football next season, with the club missing out on a £100m windfall on offer for Champions League qualification.
Asked what he can say to supporters to give them hope that his methods - which he is refusing to compromise on in any way - can work in the long term, Amorim made the stunning claim on his future.
'I have nothing to show to the fans, so in this moment it is a little bit of faith (that is required),' he said. Let's see (on the future). Like I said before, I am always open.
'If the board and fans feel that I am not the right guy, I will go in the next day without any conversation about compensation, but I will not quit. I am really confident on my job and as you see I will not change nothing in the way I do things.'
Ruben Amorim claimed he would leave Man United without compensation if the club's hierarchy, including co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, decide he is not the man for the job
Amorim made the claim after Man United were beaten by Tottenham in the Europa League final
Jamie Carragher suggested it may be 'mutually beneficial' if Man United part ways with Amorim
Writing in his Telegraph column, former Liverpool defender Carragher suggested it could be a 'mutually beneficial outcome' for Man United to part ways with Amorim this summer.
Carragher claimed Man United's hierarchy would be 'gambling the short-term and long-term health of the club' if they back Amorim this summer, given the Portuguese coach is wedded to his 3-4-3 formation.
‘With Amorim, you are not just committing to an individual coach,’ Carragher wrote.
‘Backing him means getting behind a big idea; a system of play that is uncommon among the elite of Europe, requiring specialist footballers and a squad of back-up wing-backs and centre-halves so he can play three at the back.
'It means spending big on redesigning the squad to meet Amorim’s specific needs in the knowledge that, if he underperforms again next season, his successor will most likely revert to a flat back four.
'The blueprint is then ripped up and the club are back to square one. A fortune would have been wasted again and another one would be required for the next manager.
'Their grave concern must be that they have seen absolutely no evidence so far to suggest he is up to it. On that basis, backing Amorim this summer may be the honourable option, but it is not necessarily the bravest.'
Mail Sport reported on Thursday that Man United are standing by Amorim despite a dismal campaign.
Carragher highlighted how Man United would big committing to a 'big idea' by sticking with Amorim
The pundit noted how Amorim's system would require major investment to meet his needs
Carragher suggested Man United hierarchy must have 'grave concerns' that there is no evidence that Amorim is up to the job
This is despite the Red Devils losing 16 of his 41 games in charge, including winning just six times in 26 Premier League matches.
Man United head into the final match of the season against Aston Villa lying 16th in the Premier League with just 39 points.
Several stars including Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw backed Amorim publicly immediately after the game.
However, Mail Sport revealed a number of other players feel the 40-year-old is too over-confident in his approach, and cannot understand why he puts so much faith in a playing system that is not suited to the squad he inherited in November.
Captain Bruno Fernandes led the calls for Amorim to stay, saying: ‘We just agreed that he's the right man. He has done a lot of good things. We know that the manager is looked at by the results. Obviously we see more than that as players.
‘It’s not my decision but I do think the manager is the right one and I don’t think that there will be a better person to do the job. I know it's difficult to understand 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.’
However, a number of their teammates have reservations over Amorim remaining in charge if he continues to insist on using a 3-4-3 formation.