Don't sack Ruben, he just needs Amor time

Sacking Ruben Amorim any time soon would just be in keeping with Manchester United's other catastrophic, knee-jerk decisions.

- JOHN CROSS

This is a manager who is regarded as one of the brightest young coaches in Europe. And if United believed that a few months ago - why change now?

A few things do worry me. Like being welded to one tactical plan. If he cannot move from his back three formation then that shows a weakness and an inflexibility in his make-up.

But this is the worst United team in living memory - even the stats confirm that now. And that is not just down to the manager.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe was lauded in some quarters as the saviour. He has made it worse. The recruitment has been appalling. But I was up at Newcastle and the United fans were singing Amorim's name right until the end.

Amorim has put all his eggs in the Europa League basket. And that gamble must come off.

ANDY DUNN