Ben Foster believes Manchester United fans will be feeling ‘a little bit worried’ following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s three-year pledge to Ruben Amorim.
Nearly a year on from Ruben Amorim’s appointment as Manchester United head coach, results have yet to improve.
Amorim has been scrutinised after managing ten wins and 17 defeats in 37 Premier League matches. He takes his United team to Anfield this weekend, looking for back-to-back wins in the league for the first time.
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The pressure under Amorim eased a little bit before the October international break as Sir Jim Ratcliffe offered his public backing, despite United’s slow start to the 2025/26 campaign.
Ratcliffe was speaking to The Business podcast, a production from The Times, when the United co-owner stressed that any reactionary decision-making is unlikely to deliver better results.
That means Ineos are taking a patient approach with Amorim, but not everyone is in agreement due to the previous standards set at Old Trafford.
Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesBen Foster questions Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s backing of Ruben Amorim
Ratcliffe’s backing of Amorim brought some much-needed clarity to United’s situation in the dugout at least. It doesn’t change the fact that results must improve if the Portuguese coach is to be a success or not.
Amorim may silence a few critics if United get a positive result against Liverpool on Sunday. A defeat will invite further criticism, while a lot of United fans would happily take a draw.
Former United goalkeeper Ben Foster has been speaking about United fans, and believes we should be worried about Ratcliffe’s three-year pledge to Amorim. The British billionaire wants to give the former Sporting CP boss time to turn things around, yet Foster has hinted a change of coach may be a more constructive move.
“If I was a Man United fan, I’d be a little bit worried about that because, a club like Manchester United, it’s always about progression.
“You’ve got to be seen to be progressing and as it stands at the minute they are not progressing.“10th in the league at the minute. It’s just the lack of consistency. Obviously, they’ve won the game against Sunderland now before the international break, but they’ve got some tough games coming up.
“Liverpool on Sunday. It’s that consistency that they need to find. If they can start to do the three, four, five games winning in a row, then they can really shoot up the table. But as it stands at the minute, it’s so hit and miss.”
Man Utd upcoming run of fixtures
18 United players will be returning from international duty without any fresh injury setbacks.
Their immediate focus will be on the next game against Liverpool on Sunday.
Then, United host Brighton before travelling to Nottingham Forest in two winnable games.
Then they face Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the Premier League.
Amorim will be hoping to use these fixtures to climb up the league table, with United currently sat in 10th place.