Former Liverpool defender, Jamie Carragher has defended Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim amidst the Red Devils’ poor run of form this season.
Amorim’s side is currently 14th position in the Premier League table after 19 games.
Amorim has suffered six defeats in 11 games since he took charge of Man United on November 11 last year.
The Portuguese has implemented his preferred 3-4-3 system at Old Trafford so far but the Man United squad have struggled to adapt to his ways.
Amorim has already told former Manchester United captain Gary Neville that he will stick to his formation.
However, Carragher said Amorim cannot change his philosophy at United because of the team’s poor form.
“There are already calls for Amorim to change his formation, but he cannot be expected to shift his philosophy after 11 games,” Carragher wrote in his column for The Telegraph.
“Speaking to Gary Neville before the Newcastle United defeat on Monday, Amorim said it would be ‘the end for any coach’ if they started changing their ideas because of results.
“If Amorim switched to four at the back in response to United’s results it would undermine his reason for being there. Some coaches, especially those near the bottom of the table whose remit is to survive, look at a squad and mould the team to suit those available. With Amorim it is the opposite.
“The players may change but the formation will not. I admire that and agree with it.”
