Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown has disagreed with the Ruben Amorim’s assertion that the club are in a relegation battle, Afrosport reports.
The Red Devils have struggled for consistency this season and are currently just seven points off the drop zone.
This led to Amorim acknowledging that United might be in a fight to beat the drop but Brown, who played for the club between 1996 and 2011, believes the club has the quality in players that can turn their fortunes around.
“Manchester United aren’t in a relegation battle. It’s seven points so on paper if you didn’t know anything about the Premier League you’d say maybe so, but we know the quality that they have in the squad,” he told Sports Daily.
“They have good young players and some experience, they just need the big players to turn up and avoid any silly suspensions. United may not be in the best moment but they can still go and beat Liverpool. That’s the beauty of football.”
United have often struggled to fit into Amorim’s 3-4-3 system and when quizzed if the Portuguese tactician should abandon it in favour of something the players can adapt to, Wes Brown said: “I hope Ruben Amorim doesn’t have to move away from his system, but the most important thing is getting points and winning games.
“During my time at the club there were times that we weren’t playing very well but we were winning games.
“We could be in a bad spell but do all the basics right and get over the line. Two weeks later no one remembered how you played, just that you won.
“I can’t see him changing a lot, but he might need to alter some things if United don’t start winning games again. The Premier League is so tough so sometimes you need to find a way.”
Man United drew plaudits for their performance in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield and will next face Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
