Ruben Amorim's message to Man Utd dressing room after Sunderland win speaks volumes

Ruben Amorim pleaded with his players to deliver 'no more heart attacks' in a dressing-room message after last week's crucial win over Sunderland.

The Manchester United boss has called upon his players to continue to deliver mature performances in order to put together a run of positive results as they bid to turn their season around. The Red Devils came away 2-0 victors at Old Trafford to earn three points before the international break. Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko scored in the first half against the Black Cats to bounce back from defeat to Brentford.

Amorim was very happy with United's display and, according to The Sun, was relieved to avoid any drama before his stars departed to play for their national teams. In communicating this to his players in the dressing room, Amorim is said to have described earlier performances as 'too mentally draining' and believes that is causing the club greater problems.

United currently sit 10th in the Premier League with 10 points after the opening seven matches. Amorim's side are three points behind Manchester City who are currently fifth.

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The club are looking to recover from a dismal 2024/25, which saw them finish 15th in the division. Amorim's position had come under scrutiny with an uncertain start to this season.

Asked whether he was happy to have earned a straightforward win, Amorim indicated as much in his press conference after Sunderland. “Yeah, and a clean sheet is really important," he said. "We didn't play well during all the game, but we had our moments. But if you look at the performance, it was a team.

"Focus, defending well, trying to kill the game in the second half. So, I'm pleased with that, and now it's [time] to move forward to the next one."

United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has provided Amorim with his backing. The Ineos chief believes his coach can only be judged over a longer period.

“He has not had the best of seasons,” said Ratcliffe. “Amorim is a good guy. I would say Ruben needs to demonstrate that he's a great coach over three years.

“That’s where I would be - three years - because football is not overnight. Look at Mikel Arteta at Arsenal, he had a miserable time the first couple of years.”

Asked whether he could be told to sack Amorim by the club's majority owners, the Glazers, Ratcliffe's response was emphatic. "It’s not going to happen," he said.

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