Ruben Amorim runs the risk of not being fired by Manchester United despite the final loss of Europa League against Tottenham on Wednesday.
Amorim's appointment at United always has and continued, seen as a project in the longer term and the dedication of the club to the Portuguese head coach does not depend on one competition.
Sources say that he continues to get the full support from the club.
Immediately after the 1-0 loss for Spurs, Amorim had said that he would leave United “the next day” for “no compensation” if the club's board and fans no longer wanted him.
“If the board and the fans have the feeling that I am not the right man, I will go without any conversation about compensation the next day,” said the 40-year-old.
“But I won't stop. I have faith in my work. As you can see, I will not change anything in the way I do things.
'At the moment I am not here to defend myself. It's not my style. I have nothing to show to the fans. At the moment [I need] A little bit of faith. “
Brennan Johnson scored the winner in the Bilbao final to leave United without chances of European football next season, sitting in 16th place in the Premier League table in the middle of a mountain of problems on and next to the field.
Amorim took over at United in November with the club 13th in the table. They slipped three places with Amorim in the trial from the three cup competitions.
Fernandes: Amorim has done many good things
Man Utd is now confronted with a new summer structure under Amorim. Captain Bruno Fernandes, spoken moments after Amorim promised not to stop, the United boss supported to stay in Old Trafford.
“We just agree that he is the right man,” Fernandes said about his countryman, who succeeded Erik ten Hag in November.
“He has done a lot of good things. We know that the manager is being viewed by the results. Of course we see more than that as players.
“We know that it is for everyone that he will be about bringing back the positivity to the club, try to return the club to fight for trophies, to fight for the big trophies. And we all agree that he is the right man.”
Asked what he should say to co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the decision makers of the club, the skipper said: “It's not my decision, but I think the manager is the right one.
“I don't think it will be a better person to get to work and do the work. I know it's hard to understand that, it's hard to see that, but I still think he's the right man to lead the club.
“I think the club is clearly in a situation where it is easier to get another because the results have not been there.
“But like my other teammates said, and I repeat myself, I think he's the right man.”
Shaw: Amorim is 100 percent the right man
After the final, a depressed Luke Shaw also claimed that Amorim is the right man – where every player “has to ask ourselves if we are good enough to be here”.
“We are all stripped, it's not how we saw the outcome honestly,” Shaw said. “But it's not just tonight, this whole season, it's not long enough. I think we all have to interrogate if we are good enough to be here.
“For a team like Manchester (United), for the season we have had, it is not acceptable. We know that we all know, I know that. It is not where Manchester (United) should be.”
But asked about Amorim's references, Shaw said: “I can now say 100 percent that he is the right man. The results have not been good at all. I have been here for a long time and have experienced several managers.
“Ruben, for me, I talk on my behalf and I can talk on behalf of all players, he is 100 percent the right manager to bring us back to where this club should be.
“It will be a very difficult process, we as players, we have abandoned many people, including Ruben. I will say it again, we have not been good enough throughout the season.”
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