Ruben Amorim agreement reached as Liverpool may have dodged bullet before Man Utd meeting

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The club ultimately decided against hiring him, with his preference for a three-at-the-back system seen as too disruptive for Liverpool’s squad - something which United should have taken into account before eventually taking him off Sporting CP’s hands last year. Liverpool decided against hiring Ruben Amorim before giving Arne Slot the job (Image: DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images) Despite calls for Amorim to be fired getting louder and louder now, United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given him his backing - and even suggested he will be given three years to turn things around.

You could argue that with Liverpool winning the league in Arne Slot’s first season at the club - you can’t make a guarantee that he will be there in three years and they’re flying. "In my opinion, it was ill-advised of Ratcliffe to not have an answer prepared for each of those questions and it will probably come back to bite him in six months’ time." Even Rio Ferdinand - often one of United’s biggest defenders, even amid what has been an embarrassing year for the club - took issue with Ratcliffe, and his comparison between Amorim and Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.

"Whereas with Amorim, you look at him and there isn't as much consistency or positives that are coming out of it that you're going, 'oh, I can actually see it clearly, it's hitting me between my eyes, I couldn't let this guy go'.” Clearly, Liverpool made the right call when deciding against hiring Amorim. His defiance in sticking to his much-maligned system has plunged United into more and more trouble, and it’s hard to see how he improves things if he is given the three years that Ratcliffe suggests he will get.