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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Ruben Amorim clamming up over transfer hopes suggests faultline

Ruben Amorim is frustrated as United take on Newcastle at Old Trafford.
Ruben Amorim does not appear content with Manchester United’s transfer policy. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Ruben Amorim offered a collector’s item on Friday – a point-blank refusal to address a question that concerned an answer he previously gave. In doing so, he hinted at a disquiet concerning the club’s transfer policy.

“You said you’re starting to understand that to play 3-4-3, you [need] a lot of top players and that’s not possible. Can I ask why you never realised that when you first came into the club?” was the question put to Amorim in his press conference for United’s visit to Leeds on Sunday.

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