Paul Merson has named the Premier League club that under-pressure Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is far better suited to, as speculation over his future at Old Trafford continues to mount.<\/p>\n
Amorim<\/a> has only been in charge at United for 10 months after he replaced Erik ten Hag in November 2024, but that has hardly been an improvement on the Dutchman\u2019s ill-fated tenure.<\/p>\n The former Sporting boss\u2019 has imposed a playing style and formation on Man Utd<\/a> that he refuses to change, with senior players at Old Trafford reported to be opposed to his methods.<\/p>\n The Red Devils finished 15th in the Premier League table last season and currently sit one place above that after one win in their opening four league outings, despite spending over \u00a3170million on new additions to Amorim\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk understands that staff inside Old Trafford are stunned that the Portuguese tactician remains in a job<\/a>, while Amorim\u2019s public negativity over his role could also speed up his exit<\/a>.<\/p>\n And now Merson claims that Amorim\u2019s favoured 3-4-2-1 formation would actually be much better suited to Chelsea instead.<\/p>\n Speaking in his column on Sky Sports about Amorim\u2019s unwillingness to change, Merson said: \u201cHe\u2019ll look at it and say \u2018I\u2019ve got where I am today by playing the way I play\u2019, using three at the back and high wing-backs.<\/p>\n \u201cHe would have been a perfect fit for Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve got world-class wing-backs in Reece James and Malo Gusto, they\u2019ve got the best holding midfield player in the league in Moises Caicedo. It would fit the players.\u201d<\/p>\n Merson also believes that United will be \u2018nowhere near\u2019 the European places at the end of the season.<\/p>\n The former Arsenal star added: \u201cHe [Amorim] still hasn\u2019t won back-to-back games in the league, nearly a year in. That\u2019s unthinkable for a club like Man Utd. Unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Man Utd news<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\u00a0Man Utd emphatically warned AGAINST Ruben Amorim sack amid \u2018turmoil\u2019 \u2013 exclusive<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34\u26ab\u00a0After Man Utd \u2018verbal agreement\u2019, \u20ac100m star gets brutal \u2018thrashing\u2019 as Real Madrid left aghast<\/a><\/p>\n