Ruben Amorim can at least remind himself that Manchester United’s best managers have had worse starts. An underwhelming 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town otherwise made the size of the job even clearer.
It said much that he immediately began to talk about getting the players to understand a structure and how they will be back at the same spot in a year if they aren’t willing to risk short-term cost. “We are going to suffer for a long period,” Amorim asserted. “There is a lot to change.”
