The tension eased slightly at Old Trafford following Wednesday’s 3-2 victory over Ipswich, which lifted United to 14th place in the Premier League standings. ..Continue Reading
However, off the pitch, it has been another challenging week for the club. On Monday, chief executive Omar Berrada announced that up to 200 staff members could face job losses.
Following this announcement, Amorim blamed his players, stating that their failure to qualify for the Champions League and their poor Premier League performance were responsible for the cuts.
‘We have to address all the problems in the club, but one important piece of this moment is to understand how we get to this situation,’ Amorim said.
‘It has a lot to do with the lack of success of the football team because we are the engine of any football club.’
Now, The Sun claim those comments have caused disharmony in the United dressing room.
A source told The Sun: ‘If you went into Carrington you would think the players and Amorim are getting on great.
‘But the truth is the players are frustrated for being blamed for the financial problems of the club.
‘However they haven’t challenged the manager as they haven’t yet formed a bond with him.
“He is clear in what he wants from them on the pitch, and they are trying to implement it.
‘But while some of them are fully behind his tactics, they feel that they cannot speak up as Amorim is steadfast in what he wants.
‘They are doing what they are told, whether they think its right or not… the players feel like they can’t show any displeasure or it will become a problem.’
The source added that Bruno Fernandes is one those who are closest to Amorim and had been used as a conduit between the manager and his players.
After Wednesday 10-man win over Ipswich, Fernandes hinted that he and his team-mates have doubts over their manager’s tactics.
Speaking to TNT Sport after the game, Fernandes said: ‘Me and H (Maguire) have been here for a while already, so we know we have to stick with what we’ve been training, what we’ve been trying to do, what we’re supposed to do.
‘You could feel in moments it’s not working but for some reason the manager wants us to do that.
‘If he wants us to do that, they (the opposition) watches us for many games and prepare themselves.
‘We have a big staff, not just his ones but the ones that are already here. We have great people behind the team to try to work on that so if they do that in the right way, we just have to come on the pitch and show it.’
Fernandes and Co will have their next chance to do just that when United host Fulham in Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash.
