Manchester United Determines Amazed Fate After Europa League Final

JAKARTA - Manchester United will soon determine the fate of manager Ruben Amorim after the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur.

Amoritism failed to lift MU's achievements and performance in the English Premier League. Replacing Erik ten Hag who was dismissed in November 2024, Amorim was actually MU's hope to rise. Moreover, he had impressive achievements when dealing with Sporting Lisbon.

It's just that hope didn't come true. Even MU is getting worse and most likely ending the competition by occupying the position at the bottom.

An embarrassing achievement considering that the Red Devils are an elite team that once controlled the Premier League and held a 20-time winning record. That record can only be matched by Liverpool after winning the Premier League this season. The team is also still referred to as a member of the 'big six' besides Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur.

However, MU still seems too heavy to bear the burden of being a member of the top six in the league. In the last match in the domestic competition, MU lost again at home.

This time, West Ham United who humiliated MU 2-0 at Old Trafford. This is the 17th defeat that MU has experienced this season.

Not only that, West Ham also recorded a record winning two home and away matches against MU. In the first match at home, the Hammers won 2-1. The defeat led to Ten Hag's dismissal.

After the defeat at Old Trafford, Amorim stated that he was ready to put down his position if MU again reaped bad results. Even if he finally loses in the final match of his fellow Premier League team in the Europa League, Amorim's determination to withdraw is unanimous.

Only the desire to withdraw is likely rejected by management. Club officials, according to The Guardian, still put their trust in this Portuguese manager.

Even though they failed in the league, Amorim succeeded in bringing MU to the Europa League final. Even if United finally failed to win in the Europa League, management still hopes that Amorim will continue his duties in facing next season's competition.

The club officials assessed that MU's failure was not entirely borne by the Amorim who came to Old Trafford in the middle of the competition.

Moreover, he inherited a compact team following Ten Hag's failure to build a solid squad even though he had already got a number of new players.

In addition, not all players can adapt to a familiar style of play. Both players and managers need time to make MU a solid team.

On the other hand, Sir Jim Radcliffe's minority shareholder doubts have an impact on Manchester United's performance in the competition. Initially, Radcliffe intended to dismiss Ten Hag.

Only after United played brilliantly when they beat the rivals of one city of Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Radcliffe finally defended Ten Hag. Even the former Ajax Amsterdam coach got the funds used to buy players.

The problem is, Ten Hag can only bring in young players. Even MU failed to bring in front players so that they still relied on Rasmus Hojlund who never showed maximum sharpness.

MU finally failed to compete in the Premier League and Ten Hag was dismissed. When Amorim came, he did not have the opportunity to buy players even though United finally recruited full-back Patrick Dorgu. However, MU lost Antony and Marcus Rashford, who ironically showed impressive performance at the club that borrowed him.

If you maintain your ambition at MU, Ratcliffe is expected not to repeat the mistake by buying a new player but then dismissing the manager in the middle of the competition.

On the other hand, if he is not sure about his diplomatic performance, he can stop after the competition. The problem is that Amorism is still considered the best and right choice for MU. This is what makes the club's top brass' decision to continue to defend their ambitions.