Alan Shearer explains why he expects Ruben Amorim to 'get away with things' as Man Utd boss

Alan Shearer explains why he expects Ruben Amorim to 'get away with things' as Man Utd boss

Alan Shearer believes Ruben Amorim will "get away with things" when he starts as Manchester United boss and says it will take "time" for the Portuguese boss to be a success at Old Trafford.

Amorim has got to work at United after joining from Sporting Lisbon and is preparing for his first game in charge away to Ipswich Town this weekend, with fans hoping he can finally turn the club into regular title challengers again.

There is plenty of work to do after United's dismal season so far that has left them in 13th place in the Premier League - 13 points off league leaders Liverpool.

Shearer believes that the "damage" done to United over the last few years means Amorim is facing an uphill task and feels he will struggle to be successful immediately - claiming he might avoid criticism at the start of his reign.

Speaking to Betfair, he said: "Ruben Amorim officially started his new job as Man Utd manager and in an ideal world, he’ll start climbing the Premier League table immediately and clinch a European spot.

"You never get a free pass when you become the new manager of Manchester United, but you might get away with one or two things because there's so much to be done at the football club and so much to be changed.

"It may take a little bit of time for Ruben to implement his own ideas and own system on some of the players because they'll probably try a system that they haven't played before.

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"Whilst you don't want to make excuses for anyone, the damage that's been done over the years at Man United and how hard it's been for them, you'd understand if it takes a bit of time for Amorim to get it right."

Reports have claimed Amorim was left stunned with the size of the job in front of him after taking his first training sessions at United.

The Sun claim that Amorim thinks his squad is "bloated" and has already identified which players don't fit into his 3-4-3 system - and believes many lack speed and intensity.

Amorim has only been working with a handful of players during the international break but is slowly getting his full squad back as United look to claim their second straight league victory for the first time this season.

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