Manchester United have “got worse” under Ruben Amorim, says former club captain and record goalscorer Wayne Rooney. The 20-time English champions appointed Amorim on 1 November last year to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.
But more than 10 months later, the Portuguese head coach appears to be showing few signs of being able to revive the team’s fortunes. His side delivered another dismal display in a 3-0 derby defeat at Manchester City on Sunday, with many supporters in the away end leaving long before the final whistle. “I want to be as supportive and positive as I can be on the manager and the players,” said the former England striker on the latest episode of The Wayne Rooney Show, which you can now listen to on BBC Sounds.
“But it is very difficult to sit here and say we are seeing progression, and at least we’re seeing things that will get results in the near future. “We’re seeing none of that, and it is very difficult. There was an image towards the end of the game where I saw the Manchester United fans leaving. “You could hear the fans singing Amorim’s name, but I think that is so powerful that the United fans were leaving the game.
“You know the game is over and I think they were very disappointed in what they were seeing. It is hard to see how it continues.
