Manchester United: Gary Neville makes Ruben Amorim prediction amid fears players are losing faith | OneFootball

Roy Keane has also shared concerns over Ruben Amorim’s Premier League record as Manchester United head coach

Gary Neville believes Ruben Amorim will be in trouble if Manchester United do not starting winning games quickly.

Man Utd’s poor start to the new season continued on Sunday as they slumped to a 3-0 loss at the hands of arch-rivals Manchester City.

This result at the Etihad Stadium leaves Man United 14th in the Premier League table after four games played and with a massive showdown against Chelsea next up at Old Trafford.

A trip to Brentford follows at the end of the month and then they take on newly-promoted Sunderland at home in the final game before the October international break.

With nine points up for grabs, Neville is adamant Amorin can’t oversee United sinking lower in the league table before October.

“When Ruben Amorim first came I was heartened by them playing three at the back but every single game he changes the back three, which tells me he is not sure which back three he should play, Neville said on Sky Sports.

“And he changes the back five.

“There were a lot of individual errors out there today. Luke Shaw had one of the worst games I have seen him have. All three goals he could have done better.

“It was a nothing from United. They are 14th in the league only four games in and we all said that they can't be getting to October where they are 14th or 15th in the league or the manager will be in trouble.

“There are a few games to go but they have to start winning quickly.”

Manchester United were well-beaten at the Etihad Stadium

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Meanwhile, Man United legend Roy Keane has shared his concerns over Amorim’s poor record since replacing Erik ten Hag as head coach last November and questioned whether the players are beginning to lose faith in the Portuguese tacticians methods.

Keane said: “This United team lack that real quality. They struggle defensively. There are obviously issues.

“You talk about the system but the manager is sticking to his guns he is not budging. You look at the results and the points per game, goals for and against. It is not good reading. It does concern me.

“As soon as the game starts you are worried but you get that feeling against any decent team. They have scored four goals and two of them were penalties. So they are not a free-scoring team. It is almost the same problems as last year.

“We were told the manager needed a pre-season, his own players and they have spent over £200m so we keep making excuses. When are we going to see signs?

They have scored four goals and two of them were penalties. So they are not a free-scoring team. It is almost the same problems as last year

Roy Keane

“You see [Arne] Slot going into Liverpool, they end up winning the league and [Thomas] Frank to Spurs, are they improving? Yeah.

My worry is... maybe the players haven't got that much faith in it. As much as the manager is saying 'this is where we are going', as the results don't come and you are getting beaten by the better teams, he is making loads of changes... it is like they are going round in circles.

“We gave him the benefit of the doubt when he first came in.”