- Ruben Amorim reportedly smashed a TV after Man United lost to Brighton
- Fans spotted a cut on the Portuguese manager’s hand to add to the speculation
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On Tuesday, it was reported that Ruben Amorim damaged a TV screen in Manchester United’s dressing-room during a furious rant at his players after Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Brighton.
The Portuguese boss is understood to have lost his temper as he launched a post-match inquest at Old Trafford and caused the damage by accident.
Now, pictures have come to light that imply that these reports may be true, as fans on social media reacted to clips of the United boss with a sizeable cut on his right index finger.
The cut was not seen on Amorim’s hand before kick-off or during the game, leading to some concluding that it must have arisen from his post-match dressing room rant.
One fan asked on X: ‘Is that a cut on his finger?’
Another wrote: ‘Definitely looks like he punched something.’
A third said: ‘He was actually fed up and you can’t blame him.’
A cut was visible on Ruben Amorim’s hand after reports that he smashed a TV during a rant
It was not there before the game nor during Man United’s 3-2 defeat by Brighton on Sunday
Fans took to X to question whether the cut came as a result of Amorim’s reported flare up
Afterwards, United’s players were struck by how ‘sad’ and ‘deflated’ Amorim appeared after a seventh defeat in 15 games left him at his lowest ebb since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in November.
They are said to still be behind Amorim but concerned that he is running out of energy to turn United’s season around.
The 39-year-old left the dressing-room for his post-match press conference where he described his team as ‘the worst maybe in the history of Manchester United’.
Amorim said: ‘I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change it. Here you go: your headlines.
‘It’s unacceptable to lose so many games. For any Premier League club, so imagine Manchester United?
‘The opponents are better than us in many details. I am just here to help my players, but we need to understand we are breaking all the bad records.
‘In 10 games in the Premier League, we won two. I know that. Imagine what this is for a United fan. Imagine what this is for me. We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that.’
Amorim warned that the worst may be yet to come because he will not change his tactics.
Sunday’s 3-1 defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford marked just the third time in Premier League history that United have lost three consecutive home games against the same opponent
Amorim has managed six wins, two draws and seven losses since taking charge in November
‘I knew it was going to be hard to put a completely new idea in the moment, but when you lose games it becomes really hard,’ he added. ‘So that’s why I’m telling you we are going to suffer because I will continue to do the same. I am not going to change, no matter what.’
Amorim also criticised his players for losing discipline and shape towards the end of the game.
‘Everybody was changing position and that is something I will not see again. We can lose but we have to maintain position,’ he said.
‘We try to have possession and control the ball, but the players are anxious. This is not acceptable.
‘I know we can succeed but we need to survive this moment. I am not naive. We need to survive now.’
United have lost six of their 12 league homes games, which is their worst record in 131 years. They last hit such a nadir in the 1893-94 campaign when the club was known as Newton Heath.
It was also their fourth loss in their last five games at Old Trafford, and they could well have lost all of those games if Amad Diallo hadn’t produced a late hat-trick against Southampton.
