Key officials inside Manchester United are ‘convinced’ manager Ruben Amorim retains the support of the squad after reportedly holding several conversations with players.
Despite a welcome, and deserved, 2–0 victory over Sunderland before the international break, Amorim remains under the spotlight after a hugely underwhelming 11 months at the helm of United which has brought just 20 wins from 50 matches across all competitions.
While many fans have long called for Amorim’s departure, it was reported in the build-up to the Sunderland game that those frustrations are not shared by the squad, with most players still supportive of the under-fire boss.
support that notion, revealing talks between players and senior ownership about the future of the club.
It is stressed that the conversations were by no means formal and were not specifically held to discuss Amorim’s future, but the manager was a frequent topic in talks which were largely positive.
