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‘Ruben Amorim is wrong – I have played in a much worse Man Utd team ‘
Ruben Amorim has endured a tough start to his Manchester United tenure(Credits: Action Images via Reuters) Manchester United legend Gary Pallister has refuted Ruben Amorim’s claim that his team is the worst in the club’s history. Erik ten Hag’s successor offered a withering assessment of his tenure to date in the wake of Sunday’s dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton at Old Trafford. United have been relegated five times, most recently in 1974, something still highly unlikely to be repeated this season. But they have not lost this many of their first 12 home league games since the 1893-94 season – when they were still known as Newton Heath and 17 years before moving to Old Trafford. ‘In (nine) games in the Premier League, we won two,’ Amorim said. ‘I know that, imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United, imagine what this is for me. ‘We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that. ‘I am not going to change, no matter what. I know we can succeed, but we need to survive this moment. I am not naive. We need to survive now. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page ‘We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. I know you want headlines, but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that.’ As grim as the outlook is for United at present, Pallister believes they still have a way to go before they reach the nadir hit by one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s early teams. ‘Is this the worst Manchester United team of all time?’ questioned Pallister, speaking to Punters Lounge, who offer the latest horse racing betting. ‘I remember us going to Millwall in the middle of April in 1990 and if we had lost we would’ve gone into the bottom three. Brighton won at Old Trafford for the third season in a row (Picture: Getty) ‘Because of that I’d say I have actually played in a United team that was worse than this one, despite having players like Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Paul Ince, Brian McClair, Danny Wallace, Lee Sharpe and myself in there. ‘That team went on to win the Premier League in 1993 so it’s not all doom and gloom, there are good players who are just struggling to find a way and put it all together. ‘Ruben Amorim made that comment preempting what people might say after the Brighton result, he said it with a wry smile. ‘Having said that, it’s a bit messy at the moment and the club are fighting transfer rules with more talks about players leaving, it’s a concerning time for everyone associated with United. We are not in a good place.’ Andre Onana has made several high-profile errors this season (Picture: Getty) Amid the gloom, former centre-half Pallister has been impressed by the form of the much maligned Harry Maguire who appears to have turned his United career around on the evidence of his recent commanding displays. He added: ‘Harry Maguire’s career turnaround has been hugely impressive. You’ve got to take your hat off to Harry Maguire. ‘I remember when he had a similar moment to Joshua Zirkzee in that fans were clapping the decision to take him off, but I think the loss of his confidence was coming back from an injury too early. ‘I’ve always thought of Harry’s a very good centre half, I think he’s proven that in an England shirt and I think for a long time he proved that in a Manchester United shirt and was made captain. ‘I think you’ve got to admire his professionalism, it would have been quite easy for him to sulk and accept a move to West Ham, but he didn’t moan, he carried on and got himself back into the team. ‘He is a leader in the team and a bright spark at the moment. He might not be a Roy Keane but he carries a voice in that changing room and it’s great to see him silencing his critics.’
Manchester United legend Gary Pallister has refuted Ruben Amorim’s claim that his team is the worst in the club’s history.
Erik ten Hag’s successor offered a withering assessment of his tenure to date in the wake of Sunday’s dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton at Old Trafford.
United have been relegated five times, most recently in 1974, something still highly unlikely to be repeated this season.
But they have not lost this many of their first 12 home league games since the 1893-94 season – when they were still known as Newton Heath and 17 years before moving to Old Trafford.
‘In (nine) games in the Premier League, we won two,’ Amorim said. ‘I know that, imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United, imagine what this is for me.
‘We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that.
‘I am not going to change, no matter what. I know we can succeed, but we need to survive this moment. I am not naive. We need to survive now.
‘We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. I know you want headlines, but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that.’
As grim as the outlook is for United at present, Pallister believes they still have a way to go before they reach the nadir hit by one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s early teams.
‘Is this the worst Manchester United team of all time?’ questioned Pallister, speaking to Punters Lounge, who offer the latest horse racing betting.
‘I remember us going to Millwall in the middle of April in 1990 and if we had lost we would’ve gone into the bottom three.
‘Because of that I’d say I have actually played in a United team that was worse than this one, despite having players like Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Paul Ince, Brian McClair, Danny Wallace, Lee Sharpe and myself in there.
‘That team went on to win the Premier League in 1993 so it’s not all doom and gloom, there are good players who are just struggling to find a way and put it all together.
‘Ruben Amorim made that comment preempting what people might say after the Brighton result, he said it with a wry smile.
‘Having said that, it’s a bit messy at the moment and the club are fighting transfer rules with more talks about players leaving, it’s a concerning time for everyone associated with United. We are not in a good place.’
Amid the gloom, former centre-half Pallister has been impressed by the form of the much maligned Harry Maguire who appears to have turned his United career around on the evidence of his recent commanding displays.
He added: ‘Harry Maguire’s career turnaround has been hugely impressive. You’ve got to take your hat off to Harry Maguire.
‘I remember when he had a similar moment to Joshua Zirkzee in that fans were clapping the decision to take him off, but I think the loss of his confidence was coming back from an injury too early.
‘I’ve always thought of Harry’s a very good centre half, I think he’s proven that in an England shirt and I think for a long time he proved that in a Manchester United shirt and was made captain.
‘I think you’ve got to admire his professionalism, it would have been quite easy for him to sulk and accept a move to West Ham, but he didn’t moan, he carried on and got himself back into the team.
‘He is a leader in the team and a bright spark at the moment. He might not be a Roy Keane but he carries a voice in that changing room and it’s great to see him silencing his critics.’
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