Rúben Amorim “shocked” amid a Premier League warning ahead of Manchester United vs Everton

Rúben Amorim has been sent a Premier League warning after he was “shocked” by what happened when Manchester United faced Ipswich Town last weekend.

Rúben Amorim is gearing up for his second Premier League match as Manchester United’s head coach, with Everton visiting Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

United have started Amorim’s reign with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town and an exciting 3-2 victory over Bodo/Glimt, carrying forward the momentum from Ruud van Nistelrooy’s tenure.

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Sunday’s game marks Amorim’s first Premier League appearance at Old Trafford, following his debut at the iconic stadium on Thursday. With United aiming to climb the table, every point matters.

The team currently sits 12th in the league with 16 points, six behind Arsenal and Chelsea in the chase for a top-four Champions League spot.

Merson’s Amorim warning

Former Arsenal playmaker and Sky Sports regular Paul Merson has warned Amorim about the Premier League. Merson believes Amorim would have been “shocked” at the quality of Ipswich Town last weekend.

“I think even Rúben Amorim was shocked by what happened. If they don’t start winning games, Amorim will have to start answering a lot more questions whether he likes it or not,” Merson said, as per Sportskeeda.

“That is just how big this club is and how the Premier League is in a nutshell. I’m not entirely convinced about Manchester United’s new system under Amorim. After a point in that game, you would’ve thought Ipswich were the bigger club and not United, that’s how it went.

“You could say everyone was away on international duty, and he did not have enough time. But if that performance was against one of the big boys in the league, Manchester United would have been destroyed by four or five goals!

“Everton are a team who have a special X-factor in them. They always have that one fixture every season when they just spring to life and surprise us.”

Despite being critical of United’s result and performance against Ipswich, Merson has predicted that United shall win the Everton encounter by a score of 2-0.

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