Ruben Amorim has survived the equivalent of a full Premier League season at the poisoned chalice of Old Trafford, and his side struck at the death to earn a point at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday afternoon.
Matthijs de Ligt’s back post header extended United’s unbeaten run to five games, and that will be preserved by the time he celebrates the anniversary of his first match at the helm of the Red Devils on Nov. 23.
There have been persistent doubts over Amorim’s capacity to oversee a prosperous project in Manchester, plenty raised by the man himself, but it would seem that the Red Devils hierarchy are willing to take the advice of the first goalscorer of Amorim’s reign, Marcus Rashford, who highlighted the club’s need to stick to a plan after relentless turnover in recent years.
The referendums on Amorim’s adored 3-4-2-1 have grown tiresome, but United have at least reached a level of competence in 2025–26. Still, the Premier League table since the Portuguese coach arrived in the north of England paints a rather bleak picture.
