Gary Neville tore into Man Utd following Monday’s defeat to Newcastle (Image: YouTube: Sky Sports Premier League / Getty)
hero does not believe that is completely safe from the sack despite being only two months into his tenure.
Amorim fielded a curious line-up that , with Neville suspecting the Magpies would run riot even before a ball was kicked at Old Trafford.
Early goals from and Joelinton put United on the back foot. And although they steadied the ship, a comeback never looked likely as Amorim suffered a fourth consecutive defeat, and his side went a third straight game without scoring.
When asked whether the Red Devils would stick with Amorim, Neville told : “I mean, whatever happened? Probably not.”
He did, however, back the board to give him every chance to turn things around, adding: “They’re going to support him, aren’t they? Their mindset is such now that they’re going to dig in, support the manager, get him through maybe a transfer window in January.
“I’m not sure there’s that much money to spend in January because they’re on the edge of FFP, but they’ll obviously get to the summer and there’s going to have to be a huge overhaul again.”
Ruben Amorim is suffering through turbulent weeks early in his Man Utd tenure (Image: Getty)
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United are now 14th in the table, 23 points behind leaders at the halfway stage of the season, and only seven points above the drop zone. Amorim says it is ‘clear’ that his side is being dragged into a relegation battle.
Neville does not have much sympathy, with the 49-year-old pointing the finger at Amorim over a starting line-up which, in his eyes, was always going to struggle against ‘s formidable midfield three.
“I think we knew a lot of what we actually saw on the pitch was going to happen,” said Neville. “I mean, Casemiro and [Christian] Eriksen in midfield. Jamie Carragher had done a piece in the studio about [Noussair] Mazraoui and [Diogo] Dalot playing wing-backs and being more defensive. And that wouldn’t lead to goals, which is exactly what happened.
“I didn’t see any balance in the team selection. So I think that whilst I was a little nervous about doing well in this game tonight before I saw the team sheet, once I saw the team sheet I was pretty sure that it would be a struggle. I think a lot of what we saw we expected, it was a grim night.”