I cannot count on three full seasons at United - Amorim

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim thinks it is important the co-owner went public with his future vision - but states nothing is guaranteed about tomorrow in football, let alone three years.

In an interview with a leading newspaper recently, the co-owner stated it might require Amorim a three-year period to create substantial change at the Theatre of Dreams.

Arriving during a time when the manager's position has been under scrutiny after a prolonged run of disappointing results, the comments helped quell some of the immediate pressure.

However, talking ahead of the 100th meeting with historic adversaries Liverpool at Anfield, Amorim stressed that tomorrow is difficult to forecast in soccer.

"It is really good to hear it but he communicates to me continuously, occasionally through communication after games - but understand, I realize and Jim knows, that football is not like that," he commented.

"The vital factor is the upcoming match. Despite having backers, you cannot manage the next day in football."

CEO the club executive has acknowledged it has needed far longer for Amorim to adjust to the English top flight following his move from his former club in November than any person expected.

Manchester United have achieved 10 successes in 34 league games with the Portuguese coach. They haven't managed back-to-back league wins and have not ended a fixture schedule in the current term above ninth position.

The worrying figures are challenging confidence in Amorim among the Old Trafford faithful entering a run of games their club has been awful in for the last couple of years.

Amorim said he isn't experiencing the instability within the organization at the club's Carrington training ground and is firm nothing compares to the stress he puts on the team - and in some senses, he would rather Sir Jim to refrain from seeking to create tranquility because he worries the effect it might produce on the team.

"It isn't merely a thing that people talk about, I feel it every day," he stated. "It's truly positive to listen to it because it assists our supporters to understand the administration realize it needs a while.

"Yet concurrently, I don't like it because it gives a feeling that we possess time to solve problems. I don't desire that feeling in our club.

"The pressure I place on the squad or upon myself is significantly greater [than that from outside]. In soccer, especially in big clubs, you need to prove yourself every matchday."

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