‘He’s doesn’t get the club… he’s not the right man’ – Man Utd legend Paul Scholes launches fresh Ruben Amorim assault
PAUL SCHOLES has pulled no punches on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, insisting he is not the right man for the club.
United currently sit sixth in the Premier League coming off the back of a 4-1 win over Wolves.
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Paul Scholes believes Man Utd should play a certain way and a manager has to respect thatCredit: YouTube / The Good, The Bad & The Football
Ruben Amorim has failed to win over fans with his style of play, but results have improvedCredit: Getty
But after a year at the club, Scholes is adamant the Portuguese manager is not the right man to lead the Red Devils.
Speaking on his podcast with former team-mate Nicky Butt and Paddy McGuinness, The Good, the Bad and the Football, Scholes laid into Amorim and his philosophies.
Scholes said: “I don’t think the manager gets the club, full stop. I just don’t think he’s the right man.
“Man United is about risk and entertainment, more than anything. Having fans on the edge of their seat f***ing ready to go.
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“Wingers who beat people. Shots on goal. Bits of skill. There’s nothing there.
“That’s from the club. We talk about this is a different club – they’ve got Omar Berrada, Jason Wilcox who are probably brilliant at their job, brilliant at what they do.
“They’re not Man United. They don’t have a clue what it’s like to buy a Manchester United player, to bring a Manchester United manager in.
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“If you go to Sporting Lisbon and watch, they played three at the back. Right away, that’s a no.
“Man United never do that. They can’t do that. They just can’t, it’s been proven over years and years and years.
“And I’m talking about even before Sir Alex Ferguson, it was always 4-4-1-1 or 4-4-2. Entertaining people. He hasn’t got that in him.
“He brought four defenders on against West Ham. If we go 1-0 up, the manager always said ‘two, three, four.’
“I remember once, I think we were playing Chelsea. We went 1-0 up and we sat back a little bit. Now, Chelsea were a good team.
“The manager went absolutely nuts after the game. That doesn’t happen here. When you score one, you score two. You go for the throat every single time.
“I just don’t think he gets it.”
Of course, one-club man Scholes operated during the greatest period in Unite’d history.
The only way was up for Amorim after a disastrous 2024/25 campaignCredit: Getty
Scholes is one of the most decorated players in English football historyCredit: YouTube / The Good, The Bad & The Football
The midfielder won a staggering 11 Premier League titles and, over a 20-year span, amassed the third-most United appearances in the club’s history.
From Amorim’s side, United have indeed made progress from their horrendous 2024/25 campaign.
They sit only one point off the top four which surely has to be the aim this season, but the way they are getting results and the style Amorim has implemented has rubbed Scholes and some fans the wrong way.
United have fallen on hard times since Ferguson retired from the game and the Glazers influence took over the club.
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Amorim is their hire and his job doesn’t appear to be under any imminent threat.
