Too stubborn & out of his depth

Despite splashing out in the summer, Manchester United are still struggling under Ruben Amorim. Time for him to go?

- JOHN CROSS Chief Football Writer JEREMY CROSS Chief Sports Writer DAVID MCDONNELL Chief Manchester United Writer STEVEN RAILSTON Manchester United Writer

PRESSURE continues to mount on Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim. Saturday's latest reverse, the 3-1 failure at Brentford, was another showcase of his stubbornness and refusal to change from Plan A.

The suggestion from Old Trafford is that, ahead of this weekend's meeting with newlypromoted Sunderland and the upcoming international break, the Portuguese retains the backing of the board and that no replacement is being lined up.

But with Amorim having now won just 34 points from 33 topflight matches since taking over, perhaps time should be called on his Old Trafford tenure.

JOHN CROSS Chief Football Writer ENOUGH is enough - time to go. Amorim looks horribly out of his depth and it is time Manchester United put him out of his misery.

I hate to see managers lose their jobs and I've been someone who has said all along that United have to give Amorim time, otherwise they will get stuck in a vicious circle of sack, hire, repeat.

But the latest defeat at Brentford summed it all up - they looked like a rudderless ship, paralysed by a stupid formation and system which just does not suit these players.

The most remarkable thing is the way the fans have given him so much support and backing. They have been incredible.