It is hard to make sense of much that has happened at Manchester United, so how fitting that Sir Jim Ratcliffe took the classic vote of confidence to new extremes. The United co-owner was appearing on The Times’ business podcast and conversation turned to Ruben Amorim and how secure his job is.
At first, the answer appeared to be not very. Asked if Amorim would get at least the remainder of the season, Ratcliffe said only that he was “a good guy”. Told how unconvincing that sounded, there was an abrupt shift in tone. “I would say Ruben needs to demonstrate that he’s a great coach over three years,” Ratcliffe said. “That’s where I would be — three years.”
