Ruben Amorim says he will not quit Manchester United following their 1-0 loss to Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday, Afrosport reports.
The defeat ended the Red Devils’ hopes of winning silverware after a dismal season under the Portuguese tactician, who replaced Erik ten Hag in November, and has the team in 16th place on the Premier League table.
With United set for their worst season since 1973-74 when they were relegated from the English top flight, it has raised questions about whether Amorim should continue next season.
While he says he will not quit, the former Sporting Lisbon boss admitted he will leave Old Trafford if the club no longer wants him.
“In this moment I am not going to be here defending myself, it is not my style and I can’t do it,” he said after the final loss in Bilbao.
“It is really hard for me. I have nothing to show to the fans to say I am going to improve because of this, I had these problems…I will not do nothing.
“At the moment, it is a little bit of faith. As I said before coming here in the flesh, I am always open.
“If the board and the fans think I am not the right guy, I will go the next day without any conversation about compensation. But I will not quit. Again, I am really confident in my job and I will not change nothing how I do things.”
The future of Captain Bruno Fernandes has also been subject to speculation, and the Portuguese midfielder, who has now lost four finals since joining United in January 2020, equally stated he will leave if he is not wanted by the club.
“I have always been honest. I’ve always said I will be here until the club says to me that it’s time to go,” he said.
“I’m eager to do more, to be able to bring the club to the great days. On the day that the club thinks that I’m too much or it’s time to part ways, football is like this, you never know it.
“But I’ve always said it, and I keep my word in the same way. If the club thinks it’s time to part ways because they want to do some cashing in or whatever, it is what it is, and football sometimes is like this.”
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Fernandes, however, asserted that United players have the backing of his compatriot Amorim as the right man to lead the club.
“We (the players) just agreed that he’s the right man,” he added. “He has done a lot of good things. We know that the manager is looked at by the results.
“Obviously, we see more than that as players. We know for everyone, it will be about him bringing back the positivity in the club.
“To try to bring the club back to fight for trophies, fight for the big trophies. And we all agree that he’s the right man.”
Man United will end the season with a league tie at home against Aston Villa on Sunday.
