The reason for Rajue's support for Amorim's revival of Manchester United is exposed! Spend hundreds of millions of dollars to buy forwards, and the management will change again

Manchester United have already spent £62.5 million to sign their first signing Cunha and could bring in another new striker, Mbeumo, to push the summer window to more than £120 million. At the same time, there have been major changes to the club's management, with Sir Dave Brailsford ending his day-to-day role at the club and retaining his role on the board, but returning to his role as INEOS's sporting director; At the same time, former technical director Jason Wilcox has assumed the role of director of football, and together with CEO Omar Bellada, he has overall responsibility for football operations. Sir Jim Ratcliffe hopes these changes will help boss Ruben Amorim succeed.

Even judging by the low standards of Manchester United in recent seasons, Manchester United's performances and results this season have been extremely poor. But at the start of the year, the Reds could have faced an even more chaotic situation than they do now. At that time, the team may have been empty early, and the new coach Amorim considered resigning.

In February, the Manchester United owner visited Carrington. There were plenty of surprises at United that week, especially injuries, which put the team at risk of collapsing. Within a week, the three midfielders of Kobe Maynor, Ugarte and Toby Collier all withdrew early from Monday's training session, which was a heavy day. Worse happened three days later, when Amad Diallo, who was at his best and had just renewed his contract, suffered an ankle ligament injury.

At that time, Rajue was watching the training match from the sidelines. Ahmad's injury is said to be due to the pressing of goalkeeper Andre Onana. Many of his goals and assists this season have come from aggressive pressing up front, but that time he was unlucky enough to twist his ankle and the injury was very serious.

Ahmad's injury was an accident, but injuries to three midfielders have caught the attention of the coaching staff. It was the first training session after the FA Cup game against Leicester City, after the players had two days off. Meno and Collier have muscle problems, while Ugarte has a thigh strain, and their injuries are believed to be due to overfatigue. Both Rajue and Amorim attended the medical meeting to analyse the cause of the injury.

Amorim had to use a large number of Academy players as substitutes in the subsequent 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, with only one senior player on the bench, Victor Lindelof. According to sources at The Athletic, Amorim was seriously considering resigning at the time, disappointed with the team's performance and the club's environment.

It is reported that at that moment, Manchester United was still worried about relegation, the players questioned Amorim's 343 style of play, and the club's senior management was also in turmoil. All of this has added to Amorim's unease, and he has repeatedly spoken of surviving the season and even publicly mentioned the goal of relegation.

A month before that, Amorim had broken with the habit of his coaching career by addressing the players in the dressing room after the game. Amorim was so furious after the 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton in the Premier League that he threw a table of energy drinks in the dressing room and inadvertently threw a bottle of drink against the wall, damaging the large TV screen used for tactics. According to insiders, at that moment Amorim had tears in his eyes and begged the United players to realize the gravity of the situation and react appropriately.

In time for Manchester United's game against Rangers four days later, Amorim paid a few thousand pounds out of his own pocket for a new TV. Manchester United narrowly beat Rangers 2-1 thanks to captain Bruno Fernandes' 90th-minute goal.

Amorim is an emotional Portuguese, and by his own admission, others think so. At that time, he also publicly made some remarks that he was uncertain about his future, and even said that he would be liberated after class. He said something similar in Carrington's private quarters, forcing the club's chief executive Omar Berada and technical director Jason Wilcox to give him assurances that he would be rebuilt this summer. The two men represented Rajue and persuaded Amorim to stay in office.

In the end, United not only escaped relegation, but also reached the Europa League final, and a month later, Rajue himself expressed his appreciation for Amorim: "I really, really like Ruben, he is a very caring person. Every time I go to Carrington, I talk to Reuben. I sat down and had a coffee with him, told him what was wrong with Manchester United, and he told me to get out. I like him. I think Ruben is a good young manager, I really think so, I think he's going to be there for a long time."

After losing to Tottenham in the Europa League final, Amorim once again spoke about his future, saying he was willing to leave without compensation. 'If the board and the fans feel I'm not the right person, I always open up and I'll leave the next day without having to talk about compensation. But I'm not going to give up, I'm confident in my work. As you can see, I'm not going to change the way I do things."

Two days later, Amorim was invited to Monaco by Rajue for a rare appearance at United's executive committee meeting, a monthly meeting of the club's owners and executives. Amorim returned to Manchester after the meeting and told the squad on Saturday that he would continue to coach. There is no doubt that Amorim has once again had the support of Rajue, who said after the 2-0 home win over Aston Villa: "In difficult moments, as a club and as a family, we sometimes point fingers at each other, which is normal, but we need to stick together and we will be fine."

Compared to Amorim, former manager Ten Hag did not receive much praise from Rajue. When asked about Ten Hag's future at United last October, Rajue replied: "I think he's a very good manager, but in the end it's not my decision."

In the 10 months that he has been working with Ten Hag since Rajue bought Manchester United, the 72-year-old former richest man has only had one formal meeting with the manager. It was in January 2024 and he visited Carrington with his confidant Sir Dave Blysford.

Ten Hag was supposed to be sacked last summer, and the Dutchman was unhappy with the fact that the Dutchman was silent after meeting with a number of potential managers ahead of the FA Cup final. But after a shock 2-1 win over Manchester City, he became high-profile, declaring that if the Red Devils sacked him, he would go elsewhere to win the title.

Under pressure, Rajue and his team chose to keep Ten Hag in charge. In June last year, Berada and Wilcox met with Ten Hag in Ibiza, Spain, where they vowed to move forward together, with the Dutchman getting a one-year contract extension and spending £200 million on another big buy. Sporting director Dan Ashworth has also had a good relationship with Ten Hag after he joined.

So when Ten Hag was sacked in October, he was surprised because he thought his communication with Bellada, Wilcox and Ashworth was still good. But this time, Manchester United have already confirmed a new manager, so there are no superfluous rumours before the change of manager, and Amorim is the only target. At Bellada's suggestion, Rajue and Boujue had a face-to-face meeting with Amorim to establish rapport.

In fact, there were two rounds of talks between the United hierarchy and Amorim in May last year, and they were all very fond of the young Portuguese manager. But he also believes that his 343 formation may not be suitable for the Premier League, and it will require Manchester United to pay more time and cost to transform the team.

Technical director Wilcox initially questioned whether a change in a manager so obsessed with a back three would be in line with United's heritage and current squad. But Amorim's winning record at Sporting, including a Champions League thrashing of Wilcox's former club Manchester City, has dispelled their doubts.

Manchester United's new president, Ms Berada, who is also from Manchester City, is a man who is slick rather than aggressive, and he has had a big impact on this selection. He knew that Rajue wanted to define a clear new path, so he helped him force Amorim to arrive immediately and take over midway through the season.

In contrast, sporting director Ashworth clashed with Rajae on a number of issues and left the club early. Ashworth started later than the rest of the giants and was not directly involved in keeping Ten Hag on the job, nor did he directly recommend a new manager, instead giving a list that included the likes of Eddie Howe, Marco Silva and Graham Potter.

At the same time, Ashworth was reluctant to streamline the football department as Rajue had asked and felt that the figures proposed by the owner were arbitrary. He could have stayed at United until the end of the season, but he was dismissed after a 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest in December because he was not on the same side with Rajue, especially when he did not empathize with Ten Hag, who regretted staying at Ten Hag.

It was another piece of money that Lajue wasted, as he spent money to poach Ashworth from Newcastle United and waited for him to take office six months later, only to be quickly sent away with compensation. Following Ashworth's departure, Christopher Vivel's role as interim transfer director became a permanent position. He was originally paid a high salary to compensate for the insecurity of his position, but after becoming a regular, he accepted a pay cut in exchange for a long-term stay.

Vivier will play a key role in United's rebuild, finding new players to suit Amorim's requirements. But United will be looking for players who can be more adaptable, not just for the 343 formation. United's current squad is seen as lacking the athleticism necessary to compete in the Premier League, with injuries rifled, with players sidelined for a total of 1,363 days, with the likes of Ahmad, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Lenny Yoro and Mason Mount all experiencing long-term absences. As a result, United are demanding that new players be physically fitting, such as Patrick Dolgu, a new signing in January.

In contrast to last year's transfer, United sold McTominay, and even though he scored 10 goals, the hierarchy sold him despite Ten Hag's objections in order to make a pure profit from the transfer of Academy players. Wheat scored 12 goals in Serie A this season to help Napoli win the title and become the Player of the Season himself. Ugarte, who was introduced by Manchester United's hierarchy, has had problems adapting to the pace of the Premier League, and was abandoned by Amorim in the crucial Europa League final.

Ten Hag's experience with Ashworth has taught Manchester United staff that anything is possible working under capitalist Rajue. But at the moment, United's hierarchy is fully behind Amorim, especially Berada. However, the club will have to back Amorim with more effective actions to help his football philosophy succeed at Old Trafford.