Ruben Amorim ‘believes Man United job is more complicated than he first thought’ with honeymoon period well and truly over for new Red Devils boss following back-to-back defeats by Arsenal and Nottingham Forest

Ruben Amorim reportedly fears that the Manchester United job is more difficult than he vouched for. 

Any momentum in the sails of his arrival has been buffeted by back-to-back defeats by Arsenal and Nottingham Forest – only the second time he has suffered consecutive league losses as a manager. 

Amorim hadn’t lost a league game all year before arriving at Manchester United, and you have to go back to February 2023 for his previous home loss in any domestic competition. 

But with an ailing squad, Sir Jim Ratcliffe‘s unpopular decisions, and the exit of sporting director of Dan Ashworth,  the Portuguese believes the job is ‘more complicated’ than the one that was pitched, according to ESPN.

United sit 13th in the table with 19 points after 15 games – eight worse than at the same stage last campaign, which turned out to be their worst Premier League season.

Amorim has won two, drawn one, and lost two of his five games in charge, but even one of those wins was a struggle, with United having to come from behind to beat Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt 3-2 at Old Trafford in the Europa League.