David Beckham has backed Ruben Amorim to succeed at Manchester United if the club buys the right players to support the coach's mission.
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Man Utd continue to struggle under AmorimRed Devils expected to make changes in summerBeckham backed coach to succeed at Old TraffordFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
United's misery has continued under the Portuguese manager, who replaced Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in November, with the Red Devils sitting 16th in the Premier League heading into the last game of the season.
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United are expected to bring in new signings in the summer transfer window, with Matheus Cunha set to join from Wolves and the likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Liam Delap and Rayan Cherki linked to the club. Many are expected to be offloaded, too, with captain Bruno Fernandes reportedly the subject of a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia.
Beckham, however, has warned against letting the Portuguese midfielder leave and the club legend urged United to let Amorim implement his playing style.
WHAT BECKHAM SAID
“I think Ruben definitely needs to be backed in bringing in the players he wants but I actually don’t know how possible it is,”
he told “I don’t speak to Jim [Ratcliffe] that often, only from time to time.
"Ruben needs to be backed as a manager to bring in his team and his philosophy; he’s trying that already but I think once he brings his team in and his players, then you’ll see something different.
"I’d like to think you wouldn’t have to sell your captain [Fernandes]. He has been exceptional. We’ve all been critical at times of some United players — but when we needed someone to step up, he has done it.
"I also hate [the idea of] any young player who has grown up at United leaving the club. We shouldn’t be selling players purely for financial reasons.
"It should be what they are doing on the field and if they’re not performing, there’s always a chance — we all knew that, I knew that. If I wasn’t performing on the pitch, it didn’t matter what I’d done in the past or what I was going to do in the future; there was a good chance that I was either going to get left on the bench, or I was going to get sold.
"I’d like to think that Manchester United don’t sell players that have grown up at the club, understand and love the club. I don’t want to see players leave Manchester United if they care about United like I do."
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Amorim's men will finish the Premier League campaign against Aston Villa on Sunday. Before that, though, they will meet Tottenham in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
