Under-pressure Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says he would leave without compensation if the club decides to part ways, following a Europa League final heartbreak that summed up his turbulent tenure.
United’s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in Dublin capped a six-month spell of frustration, underachievement, and mounting questions for Amorim. The Portuguese coach, appointed with great fanfare in November, now faces an uncertain future after another toothless display.
Brennan Johnson’s scrappy first-half goal proved decisive, despite United registering 16 shots. They lacked conviction in the final third, a familiar pattern in recent months, and even late chances from Luke Shaw and Rasmus Højlund failed to break the drought.
Amorim, candid and defiant in the post-match fallout, laid his future bare. “If the board and fans feel I am not the right guy, I will go in the next day without any conversation about compensation,” he said. “But I will not quit.”
His words landed with weight. United have won just six Premier League games since his arrival, and the Europa League offered a final shot at redemption. That too slipped away, despite his insistence that his side “were the better team” on the night.
The optics were hard to ignore. Spurs celebrated a rare European trophy while United, once synonymous with winning on the big stage, trudged off with shoulders slumped. Fans in red left the Aviva Stadium wrestling with disbelief and fatigue.
United’s misfiring attack, their lack of urgency in key moments, and a general sense of disconnection have cast a long shadow. Yet Amorim remained committed to his principles. “I will not change nothing in the way I do things,” he said.
For now, the board must weigh faith against evidence. Amorim has offered them a clean break, but also a challenge: back him, or let him walk.
