Ruben Amorim has responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's recent criticism of Manchester United, acknowledging that the club has made mistakes in the past but insisting that the focus should now be on the future. The United manager spoke ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against Tottenham.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo claimed that Amorim is fighting an uphill battle due to the lack of structure at the club. 'He’s doing his best. What are you going to do? Miracles. Miracles is impossible,' Ronaldo said, adding that 'some of them don’t have in mind what Manchester United is.'
Amorim, while agreeing with Ronaldo's assessment of past errors, painted a more optimistic picture of the current situation. 'Of course, he knows he has huge impact on everything he says. But what we need to focus on is in future. We know as a club we made a lot of mistakes in the past. We are trying to change that,' Amorim said.
The Portuguese manager stressed the improvements being made behind the scenes. 'Let’s not focus on what happened. We need to focus on the future. Let’s focus on the way we are doing things. We are changing a lot of things, the structure, the way we want the players to behave, we are improving. Let’s forget a little bit the past.'
Ronaldo left Manchester United under a cloud in December 2022 and has frequently criticised the club since. His latest comments have reignited debate around the club's direction, but Amorim appears determined to look ahead rather than dwell on past failures.
