Sir Jim Ratcliffe's comments about Ruben Amorim sum up difference between Man Utd and Liverpool

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Ruben Amorim was once under consideration for the Liverpool job, but the character trait that is costing him dear at Manchester United was the reason the Reds rejected him. Amorim promised fans after United's final home game of last season that "the good times are coming," but the Red Devils are 10th and lost to a League Two team in August.

Remarkably, three league wins in seven games actually represents a marked improvement to United's win percentage on last season, when the team registered just 11 league wins across the entire campaign. "I think there’s lots of good things at Manchester United.

“Ruben needs to demonstrate that he’s a great coach over three years.” Three years is a long time to give a man who has shown very few signs that he is capable of turning the United ship around. Ruben Amorim has struggled at United (Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images) Amorim's determination to play with a back three (or a back five, depending on how you look at it), was the main reason he was overlooked for the Liverpool job, despite the success he was enjoying with Sporting Lisbon.