Ruben Amorim claims it would have been ‘the end’ for him as Manchester United’s head coach if he had compromised on his football philosophy during the first year in charge at Old Trafford.
Having said in September that even the Pope couldn’t persuade him to change formation, Amorim has switched to a back-four at times in recent games and started the Boxing Day win over Newcastle with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
The United boss insisted that he couldn’t be more flexible and bow to pressure from pundits and the media before proving that his 3-4-2-1 system worked because he would have lost credibility with the players.