Ex-Sporting star: Man United legend loses faith in Ruben Amorim | OneFootball

Wayne Rooney admitted he has lost hope in Ruben Amorim. After the former Sporting coach had a poor start to the season at Manchester United, several fans and prominent figures in English football are calling for the dismissal of the Portuguese manager, who already has names being suggested to succeed him.

“You look at Manchester United and then you look at Crystal Palace and it seems brilliant. There’s talent, fight, desire, crosses, shots... Everything you want to see, but United plays in the same system and you think: What is this?” said the former England international to the BBC.

Next, Wayne Rooney finds it strange that Ruben Amorim’s system isn’t working, considering the individual quality in Manchester United’s squad: “The system works and we see teams winning things with this system. That midfield cannot compete in the Premier League. It’s strange to say this when you have Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, but they cannot play in the Premier League as a midfield duo. It doesn’t work. The players know this and as a coach you have to adapt and change.”

In conclusion, the former Red Devils striker acknowledged the qualities of the former Sporting coach, but believes his performances are destroying the club he knows: “Ruben Amorim is my age, a little younger. He’s still young and will have a brilliant future, but this is not Manchester United. I don’t recognize this club. I don’t see the players fighting, I don’t see desire, I don’t see character, I don’t see ability, I don’t see victories.”

“I know what I’m saying will add pressure and will go to the press, but I’m worried about a club where I spent 13 years. I see players who don’t deserve to wear that shirt. It’s not acceptable. This should be a message to the owners,” Wayne Rooney concluded.

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