In the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United (Man Utd) suffered a heavy 0-3 defeat away to Manchester City (Man City), securing only four points from the first four league matches. Regarding the situation of Man Utd manager Bruno Amorim, he has pledged not to alter his football philosophy, and the club’s senior management also has no plans to replace the head coach.
For Man Utd’s top brass, they have a long-term plan. While the sense of frustration over the club’s recent match results is evident and growing, they do not react impulsively or regularly reassess the manager’s future after each loss—no matter how loud the external noise becomes.
Since the legendary Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson left 12 years ago, the club has gone through 2 interim managers and 8 permanent managers. In any case, the club is no longer willing to replace its ninth manager in a short period of time.
That said, Amorim is in urgent need of delivering a better performance and a more positive result in this weekend’s match against Chelsea; otherwise, the calls for his dismissal will only grow stronger. Although Amorim knows that the club’s senior management still has patience, and they have realistically assessed that the club has not yet found a quick solution, all parties also recognize that the current situation is far from satisfactory.
Additionally, despite Man Utd’s 0-3 loss to Man City, Sky Sports News has been informed that the club’s senior management generally believes the 3-0 scoreline does not truly reflect Man City’s performance or Man Utd’s defeat.
The board at Old Trafford also acknowledges this: if Mbemba’s brilliant volley had not been saved by Donnarumma when the score was 0-2, or if Casemiro had not missed a goalscoring opportunity late in the game—the outcome could have been better.
Therefore, Amorim and Man Utd’s senior management believe they lost the match against Man City by a narrow margin.
