Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim has not ruled out the possibility of facing the prospect of relegation to the Championship this season after losing 2-0 to Newcastle United, courtesy of goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton.
The head coach’s start to life in the Old Trafford hotseat went from bad to worse as Newcastle heaped more misery with a comfortable win on Monday evening – one that now sees the club sitting in 14th place in the Premier League table, just seven points adrift of the drop zone.
Highlighting the gulf in quality between the two teams, Swedish talisman Isak nodded home Lewis Hall’s daring cross within four minutes to give the high-flying visitors the lead as Amorim’s men struggled to contain the Magpies’ early dominance.
It marked the club’s nadir of the 2024/25 Premier League season so far, a fourth consecutive loss across all competitions and a low point of Amorim’s tenure as the heat on his shoulders continues to rise amid a torrid run of performances and subsequent results.
Speaking in the aftermath of more points being dropped on home turf, Amorim – regarded as one of the best young managers in world football – was asked whether relegation could be on the cards come May 2025.
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