{"id":6011,"date":"2025-12-19T19:17:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6011"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:17:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:17:47","slug":"amorim-takes-aim-at-man-utd-entitlement-as-mainoo-saga-rumbles-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6011","title":{"rendered":"Amorim takes aim at Man Utd \u2018entitlement\u2019 as Mainoo saga rumbles | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim hits out at \u2018entitlement\u2019 at Old Trafford as culture change remains priority.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 19 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">19 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Ruben Amorim said provocative social media posts from two of Manchester United\u2019s academy stars showed a damaging \u201cfeeling of entitlement\u201d at the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>The United boss last week said Harry Amass was \u201cstruggling\u201d at Sheffield Wednesday, bottom of the Championship, and pointed out that Chido Obi was not always a starter in United\u2019s under-21s.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The 18-year-olds both uploaded and subsequently deleted Instagram story posts.<\/p>\n<p>Amass posted a photo of himself holding the Sheffield Wednesday\u2019s player of the month award for November with a grinning emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Obi\u2019s post showed him with arms out celebrating a goal for the Under-21s against Manchester City in August.<\/p>\n<p>Amorim defended his direct approach at his pre-match news conference on Friday, when asked if he had seen the posts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a little bit the feeling of entitlement that we have in our club,\u201d the Portuguese said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes, strong words are not bad words. Sometimes, difficult moments are not bad things for the kids. We don\u2019t need to be always with accolades in everything, in every situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United boss called for a change of culture at the club, who are sixth in the Premier League in the run-up to Sunday\u2019s visit to high-flying Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe players sometimes forget about what it means to play for Manchester United. We as a club sometimes forget who we are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s the feeling that I have. So I understand everything. It\u2019s the environment, it\u2019s the moment of the players, the kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey feel entitled. They feel free to respond to the manager with a picture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amorim said his office door was open if players wanted to discuss issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody is coming to talk to me,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that is the way we can solve things. So I think we need to change first as a club. And then everything is going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The United boss was also asked about a T-shirt worn by Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s half-brother earlier this week that carried the message \u201cFree Kobbie Mainoo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>England international Mainoo, 20, is still waiting for his first Premier League start of the season, with his lack of game time a major talking point that has led to speculation that he could leave Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not Kobbie who wore the T-shirt,\u201d said Amorim. \u201cHe is not going to start because of the T-shirt, but he is not going to the bench because of the T-shirt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s going to play if we feel that he is the right guy. That is not an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>United defender Luke Sahe, in July, spoke out in solidarity with Amorim\u2019s attempt to change what he described at the time as a \u201ctoxic\u201d changing room at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo may have his opportunity to start the Villa game with Brazilian midfielder Casemiro suspended following his booking in the 4-4 draw with Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire are still injured, while Noussair Mazraoui, Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo are all on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim hits out at \u2018entitlement\u2019 at Old Trafford as culture change remains priority. 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