Gary Neville believes that Ruben Amorim’s latest comments to the media are a signal that the Manchester United boss is not happy with the Old Trafford hierarchy.
But Jamie Carragher has scoffed at Amorim’s criticism, claiming the Portuguese is “hardly competent enough to be a Premier League manager right now”.
Amorim told reporters after the 1-1 draw at Leeds that he had joined Manchester United to be their manager rather than a head coach and appeared to indicate he would leave the club at the end of his contract.
“Something has happened in the last week that means Amorim is starting to let loose a little bit,” Neville said on his podcast.
“Looks like he’s not happy with anything in the hierarchy.”
Amorim’s comments followed a suggestion on Christmas Eve that he has not received the backing he expected in the transfer market to play with his preferred tactical system.
But his remarks drew a scathing rebuke from Carragher, with the Sky Sports pundit insisting Amorim should not be in charge of Manchester United.
“I don’t think he’s in any position whatsoever to question the people who appointed him,” Carragher replied. “Because he’s not good enough. He’s not good enough to be Manchester United’s manager. He’s barely competent enough to be a Premier League manager right now.”
Pressed on what could be the reason for Amorim’s move, Carragher suggested: “It can only be two things. It could either be about the January transfer market that he’s not being backed. Or people above him are questioning him flip-flopping between systems.
“It was starting to look like he was going somewhere with a back four, he went back to a back five against Wolves and that was possibly the worst performance from a team we’ve seen against Wolves this season.”
Man Utd’s next five games
- January 7: Burnley (A) – Premier League, kick-off at 20.15, live on Sky Sports
- January 11: Brighton (H) – FA Cup third round, kick-off 4.30pm
- January 17: Man City (H) – Premier League, kick-off at 12.30, live on Sky Sports
- January 25: Arsenal (A) – Premier League, kick-off 16.30, live on Sky Sports
- February 1: Fulham (H) – Premier League, kick-off at live on Sky Sports