It's either part of some high-stakes 10-dimensional strategy we cannot fathom or signs of a man with a kamikaze pilot approach to emotional restraint.

Someone needed to say it, to spell out in public how far these Manchester United players had fallen. You just never expected it would be their own manager. Ruben Amorim’s verdict on his hapless team was so savage,

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim has repeatedly highlighted the importance of time on the training ground - and that wish could soon come true.

Ruben Amorim has acknowledged he might have made a mistake when he went public in describing his team as “the worst, maybe, in the history of Manchester United.” Just don’t expect him to hold back his opinions going forward.

London: Ruben Amorim on Wednesday sought to clarify his bombshell statement that his Manchester United side are “the worst team” in the club’s history, with the manager accepting a share of responsibility for the crisis at Old Trafford.