Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has regretted agreeing to take charge too early, telling friends that it was a mistake to take over Old Trafford mid-season, according to sources who told Football Insider. The 40-year-old Portuguese boss believes he should wait at least until this summer to return to the Red Devils and should not succumb to Sir Jim Ratcliffe's 'don't come now' ultimatum to him.

Amorim won six titles during his tenure as head coach of Braga and Sporting de Portugal and left Sporting in Portugal in a state of high spirits and would have had a good chance of defending the Portuguese Super League title.

However, Amorim replaced interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy in mid-November because of pressure from Rajue, who underestimated the difficulties of managing United and the "mess" left by Ten Hag.

Apart from a 2-1 win over Manchester City and a draw with Liverpool, the new boss has barely experienced a honeymoon period, with United slipping all the way to 14th place in the Premier League and being eliminated in both domestic cup competitions, with the Europa League as their only hope of the season.

Amorim's popularity has dropped from the highest to the lowest point in European football, and he has been the leader of the new generation of managers who punched Pep Guardiola, but now he has become another victim of "Ah Hi", Manchester United's black hole. The smile on his face when he first arrived has long since disappeared, replaced by a helpless squat on the sidelines, unable to smile even after the team scored.

According to sources, Amorim was personally shocked by the poor performance of the United players, who he thought should be better than they are now, but did not expect them to be so far behind. Amorim has also been at odds with the likes of Marcus Rashford and Garnacho, with many players not entirely convinced of his abilities.

Amorim signed a contract until June 2027 when he was in charge of Manchester United, but there are now many people who have expressed doubts about his ability and even called for another manager change. Unai Emery, Loew and Allegri are among the rumoured candidates for a new manager.

Amorim has publicly insisted that he can change United, but he also admits that he will fail if the team's results do not improve. "Do you have the confidence to do this job well? Yes, obviously there is." He replied, "I know what to do, but sometimes I don't have the desired outcome. You have to win the game and I know the consequences of not winning. But I've been very confident since day one and I'm a little disappointed now, but I'm still confident."

Amorim has also lowered his expectations, stressing on several occasions this week that winning the Europa League won't automatically solve all problems, so it's not critical. Of course, from a club perspective, that would solve the financial problem, as Champions League qualification would bring in almost £100 million! In addition, if he wins the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League, Amorim's reputation will change. Manchester United are currently joint third favourites with Lazio (6/1), behind Tottenham (4/1) and Athletic Bilbao (11/2).

Amorim explained: "We have to look at the club as a long-term project, not as if we win the Europa League we will be in the ideal position for years to come. But I know this is a great opportunity to completely change this season, especially as we have been eliminated from the domestic cup competition and are at a disadvantage in the league. Champions can change a lot of things, even the way they look at coaches."

Manchester United's players are not good men and women, Amorim's teacher Jose Mourinho and the famous coach Louis van Gaal can't do anything about them, let alone the young Amorim. Former Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown has revealed that Amorim's recent public criticism of the player may be the worst team in United's 147-year history and that they are responsible for the big cuts has sparked discontent in the dressing room.

"He made some remarks that would be better not said publicly," Brown said. That's the way he does things, but I think it shows his lack of experience in England and the Premier League. Such statements often have a detrimental effect on the coach. He could think it was the worst team in the history of Manchester United, but he couldn't say that, it would destroy morale in the dressing room.'

The former Manchester United scouting director explained: "It won't do the players any good to hear this, and it's not good for Amorim. He also said that if he knew what the problem was, he would solve it. His job is to solve the problem and lead the team for 20 games, isn't that enough to determine what is wrong? Some serious questions were asked, which so far he has not been able to answer. I'm sure Amorim is a good manager, but he probably already knows Manchester United well.

Ideally, Amorim should completely rebuild United's squad and build his own system. But the reality is not so easy, on the one hand, the poor record, no Champions League or even no European competition, his transfer budget is limited, and he cannot replace the existing players; At the same time, such a poor record also lowered Amorim's authority. Perhaps, he should really stick with him until the summer and come back to Manchester United.