Ruben Amorim addresses ‘sacked before Christmas’ calls head on after Jamie Carragher claim

Ruben Amorim responded after Manchester United’s stunning victory over Liverpool at Anfield

Ruben Amorim referenced Jamie Carragher’s prediction that he’d lose his Manchester United job by Christmas following a significant victory over Liverpool.

The United boss claimed his first Premier League away win in seven months when his side ran out 2-1 winners at Anfield on Sunday. United earned their first victory at the league champions’ ground since 2016 thanks to goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Harry Maguire.

On top of compounding Liverpool’s troubles – Arne Slot’s side have lost four games in a row across all competitions for the first time since 2014 – Amorim captured back-to-back league wins for the first time since he took over almost 12 months ago.

During his post-match press conference, Amorim directly cited calls that he would lose his job by Christmas – a view that was tabled by Carragher earlier this month.

The Portuguese boss said: “It is really important. I don’t have many wins in Manchester. It is really important back to back, every detail of this game, the spirit when we suffer a bad moment or control, all the small things was perfect.

“Let’s try to do that next week. It is really important for our fans, they struggle against Grimsby and Brentford and today they saw a different team. I think it is not normal, it is hard to find something like this, so many bad moments and to have the fans always supporting the manager when every one of you (the media) is saying he is gone before Christmas.”

Despite United’s 2-0 victory against Sunderland prior to the international break, it didn’t stop the Carragher from claiming that Amorim will be sacked in the next two months.

Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, the Sky Sports pundit said: “I don’t like saying a manager should be sacked, it’s disrespectful and it’s a man’s job, but I’m at that point where I do think Ruben Amorim’s job is untenable.

“It’s inevitable that this is going to happen before Christmas. His stats are unbelievable for a Manchester United manager. Fifty games as Manchester United manager, he’s only scored two more goals than he’s conceded.”

Amorim didn’t shy away from revealing the magnitude of the Anfield triumph but made sure to quickly redirect focus to their home clash against an in-form Brighton side this weekend.

“I think that was the biggest win in my time at Manchester United,” he told Sky Sports. “It means a lot today but tomorrow, it won’t mean a lot. It’s three points and it’s a good victory.

“We fought for every ball, we lost our composure in the second half but the spirit was there and that is the most important thing, if you have the spirit you can win any game. It was a good day and now I am concerned about Brighton. I will enjoy it but let’s focus on Brighton.”