Is Ruben Amorim the perfect fit for United? Michael Owen makes a revelation

Michael Owen believes that former Sporting coach Ruben Amorim can succeed at Manchester United . The former English striker cannot pinpoint the reason for the Red Devils' lack of success in recent years, but he doubts that the coaches are the main cause of the lack of positive results.

Michael Owen: "Is Ruben Amorim the right person for Manchester United? I believe so"

"Is Ruben Amorim the right person for Manchester United? I believe so. I like what he says, I believe in what he says. He is probably in the toughest job in the football world. Many great coaches have tried and not succeeded. It’s a big club and, eventually, they will be fine again. It’s just a matter of ‘when’ and ‘how’. They are very big, have a lot of support, a lot of money, very good players, stadium and facilities," he said to the newspaper A Bola.

Asked about what the problem is with the Red Devils, the former striker was direct: "I don’t know… We’ve seen David Moyes, Van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ten Hag, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, so many great coaches over the years who haven’t succeeded. They are some of the greatest coaches we’ve ever seen. They go to other clubs and are great again. We can’t keep saying it’s the coaches’ fault ."

Michael Owen: "Manchester United will take a long time to recover"

"The club will take a long time to recover. I thought Manchester United was improving little by little. I was impressed with them in pre-season, with the summer signings, with the first game against Arsenal. But, of course, the last game was horrible [penalty shootout defeat against Grimsby Town, from the fourth division, in the League Cup]. I still think Amorim is the right person. I believe it will take a bit of time," he added.

Owen showed confidence in the former Sporting coach – who, according to Jamie Carragher, was only not sacked because of his appearance – but said it is necessary to deliver results: "Of course, you can’t go year after year without doing things right. Manchester United gave Ruben Amorim almost a year, which was very poor in the Premier League, they never finished so low in the table. Many clubs would say that’s not enough, that you need to change the coach, but Manchester United stuck with him, I think it’s a good decision. They spent a lot of money, it’s a sign they have confidence in him ."

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