Ruben Amorim has admitted that he knew Manchester United would "struggle" in certain matches during the 2024-25 campaign. Amorim oversaw 27 matches after replacing Erik ten Hag as manager and won only seven times. United finished 15th in the Premier League, their worst league position since the 1989-90 campaign and also lost the Europa League final to Tottenham.

• Amorim opens up on Utd struggles
• Revealed 'hardest part' of the 2024-25 campaign
• Man Utd face Everton on Sunday

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  After a nightmare maiden campaign at Old Trafford, the Portuguese has admitted that he knew that his team would struggle in certain games, while also revealing the hardest part of the season. Despite the challenges, Amorim is focusing on squad rebuilding this summer and has already bolstered the attack by signing Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo from Wolves and Brentford, respectively. 

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• WHAT AMORIM SAID

  Reporters in the US asked the 40-year-old how he dealt with the constant failure last season, to which he said: "To tell you the truth, it's not how I returned to my house after the games, it was how I left to go to the games, because I felt that sometimes we will struggle. All the struggles we had in games, I felt it before. That was the hardest part. To go to the games and know that we are not going to be competitive – I was really frustrated.

  "Sometimes, when you are losing, you might think, let's change the standards a little bit for them [the players] to be with me. I didn't – and they saw it. Now they understand when I say something, I will do it. I don't treat the players as babies. But they have rules now and that can change the way you train. I'm always on top. If you don't train in the right way, I have footage to show you. And I show you in front of everybody."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Amorim added when pressed on whether he still feels secure in his role as head coach: "Try to remember one team, one big team that lost so many games and the manager kept their job. You will not find it. That shows more than words that they support me."

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  WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

  After registering wins against West Ham and Bournemouth, the Red Devils will next face Everton in their third pre-season friendly of their U.S. tour on Sunday.

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