Neville sends worrying Amorim transfer message as Man Utd boss carries out UNFORGIVING plan

Robin Bairner

• 19 Feb 2025 07:00 GMT
• 3 min read

Manchester United fans have been told how long it will take for head coach Ruben Amorim to turn them around by Gary Neville, and it appears that patience will be key.

Since taking over in November, Amorim has won just four of 14 Premier League matches, with the Red Devils slipping further down the Premier League table to 15th.

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Closer to the relegation zone than the European spots, the pressure is naturally mounting on Amorim and Neville says there is unlikely to be a quick fix at Man Utd if they are to stick by the former Sporting CP boss.

“It's going to be a minimum of two to three transfer windows because of the investment that's been made and we know the club’s on the edge of PSR,” Neville told Sky Sports.

“They've lost £300m in the last three years, so there's a real struggle and a real fight to be able to spend the money that they need in the transfer market as well. There's been a lot of waste in the last few years.”

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Why Amorim’s 3-4-3 could be his downfall

Neville, who also claimed that Bruno Fernandes is the only Man Utd player who would get into the Tottenham starting XI, explained why Amorim’s marriage to a 3-4-3 system promises to be so complicated for the Red Devils to work with.

“It’s a peculiar system,” he said. “You've got to find two midfield players who are good enough to play with each other and cover a lot of ground.

“You've got to find three centre-backs - with two of the outside ones capable of playing out wide in the full-back areas, when the wing-backs go forward.

“So you're asking for specialists throughout the team. It's not like other systems which are a little bit more forgiving.”

Man Utd’s next match comes in the Premier League on Saturday against Everton at Goodison Park.