Gary Neville believes Sir Jim Ratcliffe will have been left “devastated” by Ruben Amorim’s claim that he might be in charge of the worst Manchester United squad of all time.. The head coach’s remarks followed the woeful 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton. It marked United’s poorest start at home in a league season since the 1893-94 campaign when they were known as Newton Heath, a full 17 years before their move to Old Trafford.. Amidst an already troubling time, Amorim’s blunt confession that “we are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United” was jarring. Neville was shocked by Amorim’s stark admission and says it won’t have gone down well in the corridors of power at the club.. Speaking on The Overlap US, the Sky Sports pundit said: “If you take it out of football, it’s incredible, this statement. If you had a manager in Tesco, NBC or Sky that came out and said, ‘I think we’re the worst set of employees, the worst team that we’ve ever had’, they would be sacked immediately, in any other industry. However, in football…. “For the owners, the communications department, it will be devastating for them to hear that from a manager they’ve just employed. It’s a really difficult predicament for the sporting director, the owners, the CEO.. “It’s usually something you never hear from a football manager while they’re there. The headline is, ‘We’re the worst team in Manchester United’s history’. Imagine being a player and listening to that.”. Ruben Amorim has backtracked on his claim about his Manchester United side possibly being the worst in the club’s history. Amorim, who reportedly damaged a TV set in the dressing room after the Brighton game, has since admitted his comments were too strong, saying frustration got the better of him. Speaking to the media ahead of the Europa League clash with Rangers, the former Sporting CP boss said: “I was talking more for myself than for my players.. “So I understand I gave you that headline and I’m frustrated sometimes and sometimes I should not say that in those terms. But it is what it is and that’s it. Sometimes it’s really hard to hide the frustration in some moments.. “But the good thing is that I said the same things in a different way in the dressing room five minutes before. The response was quite normal because I’m really blunt with my players.”
