Ruben Amorim has admitted he may have to leave his role as Manchester United manager if the club’s dreadful Premier League form carries into next season.
United’s struggles deepened with a 2-0 home defeat to West Ham, who came into the game winless in their previous eight matches.
The result left United with just two league wins—both against relegated sides Ipswich and Leicester—since January 26, and extended their winless league run to seven matches, equaling their worst-ever in the Premier League.
“If we start next season like this, if this feeling remains, we should give space to different people,” Amorim said. “We’re losing the sense that this is a massive club. If we’re no longer scared of losing at home, that’s the most dangerous thing for any big club.”
Amorim said the club must reflect deeply and act boldly.
“Everyone here needs to think seriously. The Europa League final isn’t the main issue. The culture of the club and the team must change. This is a decisive moment in United’s history.”
With just 39 points and sitting 16th on the table, United are on course for their lowest top-flight points tally since their relegation season in 1930–31. They’ve suffered 17 league defeats—their most since 1973–74—and have lost nine Premier League games at Old Trafford, matching unwanted records from 1930–31, 1933–34, and 1962–63.
“I’m embarrassed,” Amorim confessed. “Whether we win in Bilbao or not, major changes must happen. If not, I won’t be the manager next season.”
This was West Ham’s first league win at Old Trafford since 2007, completing a rare double over United—only the fifth in their top-flight history.
