Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has acknowledged the club has made mistakes in recent years but insisted the focus must be on rebuilding rather than rehashing what went wrong.
The comments come after Cristiano Ronaldo, speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan, said Amorim was doing his best but could not perform “miracles.” Ronaldo, now at Al-Nassr and a former Portugal team-mate of Amorim, suggested that while some United players have quality, others lack the mentality required for the club.
Amorim chose not to directly rebut Ronaldo’s criticisms when asked by reporters ahead of United’s trip to Tottenham, instead underlining the need to concentrate on future improvements. He said the club is aware of past errors and is working to change its structure, expectations and player behaviour, urging everyone to leave the past behind and keep improving.
Ronaldo’s relationship with United ended publicly after his second spell at the club. He first left for Real Madrid in 2009, returned to Old Trafford from Juventus in summer 2021, and had his contract terminated in November 2022 following another interview with Piers Morgan in which he criticised the club and th
