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Ruben Amorim's job is safe no matter what happens vs Liverpool after £290m Man Utd move

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said it might take three years for Amorim to prove himself and a defeat at Anfield is unlikely to mean the Portuguese manager's position at Old Trafford is under threatAndy Dunn is the Mirror's chief sports writer. Some rudimentary maths tells you that, in that particular week-long stock market spell, the value of Ratcliffe’s stake went up by $145million (£108m) and the value of the Glazers’ stake went up by $245million (£182m).And United did not play a single match in that time.



No wonder Ratcliffe and the Glazers do not appear overly concerned about Ruben Amorim winning only 20 of his first 50 matches with United. And that luxury is what pretty much gives Amorim a free hit against Liverpool.Look, an absolute shellacking at Anfield will not do Amorim any favours but a bog-standard defeat at the hands of the Premier League champions will have no bearing on his United future.

It feels like Slot is under more pressure than Amorim is under.Absolutely not in the sense that questions would be asked of Slot’s position, of course not - that would be utterly ludicrous, utterly bizarre, utterly laughable - but in the sense Amorim will want to prove he can respond to a tricky run. He will want to prove he can fix Liverpool’s defensive issues.Almost from day one, Slot - when not in the technical area - has been super-cool.