Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Ruben Amorim to show round Manchester United’s fortunes by insisting the “storm will finish” at Outdated Trafford underneath his fellow Portuguese.
Amorim has had a tricky begin to life at United, dropping 5 of his first 10 video games in cost since succeeding Erik ten Hag final month.
The 39-year-old even advised after the 2-0 Boxing Day defeat at Wolves – a 3rd successive loss in all competitions – that his job can be at risk if United don’t discover type quickly.
“He (Amorim) did a fantastic job in Portugal with my (club) Sporting,” mentioned Ronaldo, talking on the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai the place the Al Nassr ahead was named Greatest Center East Participant of 2024.
“However the Premier League is a special beast, probably the most aggressive league on this planet.
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Amorim says each supervisor is underneath stress and he can by no means develop ‘comfy’ in his place at Outdated Trafford, particularly after a run of three straight defeats
“I knew that it might be powerful and they’re going to proceed the storm. However the storm will end and the solar will rise.
“Fingers crossed, it will be good with him and I hope the best for Manchester United because it is a club I still love.”
Ronaldo: ‘Similar’ downside at Man Utd
Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for a second time on the finish of 2022
Ronaldo’s second spell at United resulted in November 2022 following an explosive TV interview with presenter and journalist Piers Morgan.
United terminated Ronaldo’s contract with the five-time Ballon d’Or winner important of the Glazer household homeowners, the usual of amenities on the membership and then-manager Ten Hag.
Ronaldo mentioned: “I said this one year and a half ago and I will continue to say it: the problem is not the coaches.
Ronaldo was named Greatest Center East Participant on the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai
“It’s like the aquarium and you have the fish inside and it’s sick, and you take him out and fix the problem.
“For those who put it again within the aquarium it is going to be sick once more. That is the issue of Manchester United. It’s the identical.”
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Highlights from the Premier League match between Wolves and Manchester United
Boyhood fan Sir Jim Ratcliffe has taken a stake in United since Ronaldo’s departure to Saudi Arabia and now owns almost 29 per cent of the membership.
Ratcliffe’s Ineos firm controls soccer operations at Outdated Trafford however, regardless of profitable the FA Cup final season, fortunes on the pitch haven’t improved.
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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire says the squad have perception in new head coach Ruben Amorim and backs him to be successful as a result of he’s a ‘winner’.
United are at the moment 14th within the Premier League, solely eight factors above the relegation zone.
Requested if the state of affairs at United is identical as when he left, Ronaldo replied: “100 per cent. If I were the owner of the club I would make things clear and adjust what I think is bad there.
“I am nonetheless very younger, I’ve so many plans and desires forward. Mark my phrases I can be proprietor of an enormous membership, for certain.”
