Overview
- Sir Jim Ratcliffe said Ruben Amorim should be judged across his full three-year contract and dismissed the idea that the Glazers could order his sacking.
- Media coverage continues to speculate that Ratcliffe’s private assessment could be harsher than his public support.
- Michael Owen endorsed Ratcliffe’s approach, arguing owners should back their managers in public even if evaluations are more candid in private.
- On a Times podcast, Ratcliffe said United’s academy “has really slipped,” and a Sun-sourced report said some staff and parents felt bemused and unsettled by the critique.
- Amorim’s first year has been challenging, with reports he twice offered to resign, while he has reshaped the squad by moving on Antony, loaning out Marcus Rashford and exploring an exit for Casemiro.