Ruben Amorim admits Europa League final defeat made him fear for his job

<ul><li><p>Coach wondered if it was ‘meant to be’ at United</p></li><li><p>‘To lose so many games, that was so hard for me’</p></li></ul><p>Ruben Amorim has indicated that the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/21/europa-league-final-tottenham-manchester-united-match-report">Europa League final defeat by Tottenham</a> was among the moments that made him fear he would not last a year at Manchester United.</p><p>The head coach admitted he has wondered more than once whether it was “meant to be” for him in the job he was appointed to a year ago on Saturday. He has lost 19 of his 52 games since signing a two-and-a-half-year contract and last season took United to 15th, their lowest Premier League finish. The Portuguese was asked whether he had worried about completing 12 months in charge.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/31/ruben-amorim-europa-league-final-defeat-made-him-fear-for-his-job-manchester-united">Continue reading...</a>