ESPN pundit sends Man Utd worrying Europa League warning as fans told Ruben Amorim has had ‘no impact’

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Manchester United named Ruben Amorim as Erik ten Hag’s successor at the end of last year, but the change has had little impact.

The Red Devils sit in the bottom half of the Premier League and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Spurs in the quarter-finals.

Despite Amorim arriving with a new philosophy and style of football, the 40-year-old has failed to influence the way the side plays, and Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford against Crystal Palace was just the latest in a miserable season.

Man United sent Europa League warning

Although their league form has been a huge worry, they have done well in the Europa League. United are the only team to remain unbeaten in Europe this season.

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However, despite booking their place in the competition’s knockout phase after winning five and drawing three, ESPN’s Craig Burley is not expecting them to go the distance. In fact, Burley thinks as soon as United come up against a better team than the ones they’ve already faced, they’ll get knocked out.

“The first decent side they meet in this Europa League, they’ll get walloped. There’s not many good sides in it, but there’s a few and they’ll taken apart,” he said.

United will face one of Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, AZ Alkmaar or Midtjylland in the Europa League’s Round of 16.

Nothing’s changed

In charge of United since the beginning of November, Amorim has been at the helm for three months, and although this isn’t a long time, fans probably would’ve expected more by now.

The side have won just five league games in this time, including a very lucky victory over rock-bottom Southampton, and Burley wonders how much longer the United fanbase will wait before demanding answers from the manager.

“When are the Man United fans going to say: ‘When are we going to get results?’ he added.

“They’re falling down the table. When are they going to get results? What’s he going to do about it? He’s had little to no impact.”

Even though some won’t like hearing what Burley has had to say, he makes a valid point.

It isn’t like Amorim has only just taken charge. He’s had 22 matches to see his players in action and is still nowhere near to deciding his best 11.

Something has to change, and quickly.