Brutal Ruben Amorim is giving Manchester United what Erik ten Hag couldn't to cure apathy

Watching on from my view on the Stretford End one thing is certain: teams do not fear coming to Old Trafford as they once did.

A severe lack of home goals in the league this season has often led to a dreary journey after the full time whistle. A feeling of numbness has naturally manifested itself in response to getting beaten at home with defeats against Tottenham, Liverpool, Bournemouth and Newcastle accumulating in an aggregate score of 0-11 to the away sides.

The atmosphere has become extremely toxic at times, most noticeably when Joshua Zirkzee was jeered off in the first half against Newcastle, much to the dismay of many long-standing season ticket holders. However, Ruben Amorim’s no nonsense interviews provide fans with the brutal honesty from a United manager that they have not heard since Ralf Rangnick’s ‘open heart surgery’ comments back in 2022.

Granted, there have been some poor results under Amorim, including three home Premier League losses. But, at least the coach is not dressing these performances up in any way, nor is he spending his post match interviews commenting on the few positives among the overwhelming negatives, as Erik ten Hag did all too many times before.

As Amorim said in his press conference following the draw at Anfield: “Everybody at Manchester United is too comfortable.” United fans have been crying out for so long for someone to take the helm and properly shake up the status quo in order to drive up standards and rid the club of the consistent mediocrity.

As we’re seeing currently, there will be a period of difficulty as players try to adapt to the new system, some of which are simply not good enough to play for the club nor do they fit Amorim’s preference of formation.

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