A Manchester United legend has sparked a storm across the football world after erupting on live television, furious over what he called an embarrassing and avoidable collapse by the team.
His anger was directed squarely at manager Rúben Amorim, whom he accused of protecting underperforming players and creating a dangerous culture of entitlement.
According to him, Amorim’s refusal to rotate his squad is tearing apart morale, causing division, and dragging the club toward internal turmoil.
His explosive rant came immediately after United’s disappointing result against an Everton side reduced to 10 men — a match United were widely expected to control with ease.
Yet instead of dominance, the performance exposed what the legend insists is a deeper, more worrying problem at the heart of the team.
He argued that Amorim continues to select the same players week after week, regardless of how poorly they perform. These individuals, he said, walk straight into the starting XI as though their positions are guaranteed.
Even when they look sluggish, unfocused, or out of rhythm, they still start every match. In the legend’s eyes, that’s the core issue poisoning United’s progress.
“We’re watching players act like they own their spots,” he thundered. “There’s no fight, no threat of losing your place. That’s not hunger — that’s complacency. And complacency is exactly what destroys a football club.”
His criticism is built on a simple idea: by shielding certain favourites who are performing below expectations, Amorim is sending a message that accountability is selective. Some players are punished for every mistake, while others escape consequences entirely.
He went as far as to claim this culture of “untouchables” is creating tension in the dressing room. Those guaranteed to play have lost their competitive edge.
Meanwhile, hardworking players who give everything in training feel overlooked and shut out. Instead of unity, he believes the squad is developing resentment and frustration.
He also suggested that Amorim keeps making excuses rather than confronting the tough decisions needed to revive the team, arguing that the club has shifted from a merit-based environment into one defined by entitlement.
What makes all of this even more alarming is that Amorim has publicly acknowledged things are not working. He admitted he felt “embarrassed” by the team’s lack of intensity and warned that the club is “losing the feeling of being a big team.” After a recent cup disappointment, he admitted major changes were needed.
Critics beyond the club are echoing those concerns. Joe Cole has called Amorim “extremely stubborn,” while Wayne Rooney has declared that something inside the team “isn’t right.”
Such warnings from respected figures carry weight — and they suggest deeper problems beneath the surface.
The situation now feels like a crossroads. If Amorim continues relying on the same failing formula, confidence will evaporate, divisions will widen, and belief in his leadership may crumble. At that point, even new players might hesitate to join a club that appears to be in freefall.
However, the path to recovery still exists. If Amorim drops the out-of-form players, rewards the hungry ones, and restores a culture where every spot is earned, momentum could shift quickly.
But if his response is more talk without real action, United risk watching the crisis grow beyond control.
Ultimately, the legend’s emotional warning wasn’t just about one bad match — it was a call to confront a festering internal problem.
And if Amorim doesn’t restore competitiveness and accountability, the fractures inside Manchester United could soon become impossible to hide.
