I can't bank on three full seasons at Manchester United - the United boss

The Red Devils' boss Ruben Amorim believes it's crucial the investor went public with his future vision - but says nothing is certain about the future in the sport, let alone three years.

In an interview with a leading newspaper last week, the co-owner said it could take Amorim a three-year period to create substantial change at Old Trafford.

Emerging in an era when Amorim's future has been receiving close inspection in the wake of a lengthy stretch of poor performances, the comments helped quell a portion of the current stress.

But, speaking before the centenary clash with historic adversaries the Merseyside club at their home ground, Amorim stressed that what comes next is challenging to anticipate in football.

"It's truly positive to hear it but he informs me constantly, sometimes with a message following matches - but understand, I realize and the co-owner recognizes, that football is not like that," he commented.

"The most important thing is the following fixture. Despite having backers, you cannot manage the next day in football."

Top executive the club executive has admitted it has taken far longer for the manager to acclimate to the Premier League after his transfer from his former club in November than anybody anticipated.

United have won 10 successes in 34 league games with the Portuguese coach. They haven't managed two league games in a row and haven't finished a round of league games in the current term higher than ninth.

The dire statistics are testing faith in Amorim among the Old Trafford faithful approaching a sequence of matches the side has performed poorly in for the past two seasons.

Amorim said he does not feel the doubt inside the club at the team's practice complex and is firm nothing can match the pressure he applies to the team - and to some extent, he would prefer Sir Jim not to be trying to bring a sense of calm because he fears the effect it might produce on the team.

"It's not just something people discuss, I experience it every day," he stated. "It's certainly beneficial to listen to it because it benefits our followers to comprehend the management know it is going to take a while.

"Yet concurrently, I don't like it because it creates an impression that we own time to resolve issues. I don't desire that feeling in our club.

"The pressure I apply to the players or to myself is considerably larger [than that from outside]. In soccer, specifically at large organizations, you must demonstrate yourself every weekend."

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