Ruben Amorim ‘doesn’t UNDERSTAND’ a key part of his job at Man United – and he’s making

Micah Richards believes Ruben Amorim‘s comments in the media are making his job harder than it needs to be, following Manchester United‘s defeat at Tottenham on Sunday.

United were handed their 12th defeat of the Premier League campaign – their most in the top flight in 31 years – after James Maddison struck the only goal of the game in the 13th minute, punishing a goalkeeping error from Andre Onana.

The visitors pushed for an equaliser in the second half, but fell foul to a lack of cutting edge, leaving them 15th in the table.

Following the defeat, Amorim reiterated that his job is ‘so hard’ following his ninth loss in the hot seat since joining United in November.

However, former Manchester City star Richards has taken aim at the way the Portuguese coach speaks about his side to the press.

Speaking on The Rest is Football podcast, Richards said: ‘When he said this is the worst team in United history, whatever quotes he wants to use, what he doesn’t understand is that’s a headline every single week.

Michar Richards has taken aim at how Ruben Amorim speaks about Man United to the media

Richards claimed Amorim is ‘actually making it harder for himself’ with some of his comments

United succumbed to their 12th Premier League defeat of the season at Tottenham on Sunday

‘If he doesn’t like a player, if he doesn’t like Rashford, that’s his decision. We can accept that as pundits, that’s your decision, we respect your decision.

‘But all the other stuff around it he’s actually making it harder for himself. He doesn’t understand what he’s doing because everything is chaos. It’s chaotic.’

Amorim has been known not to mince his words in the public eye since joining United, with brutal assessments of his side a regular occurence in post-match interview and press conferences.

The Red Devils boss branded his team as ‘maybe the worst in the history of Manchester United’ following defeat at home to Brighton last month.

The ruthless label he put on his own side led to a significant amount of media coverage before the 40-year-old later admitted he was wrong for the comments and that frustration got the better of him.

Amorim was also criticised for his handling of Marcus Rashford, with the Portuguese coach exiling the long-term servant before hisloan move to Aston Villa in the winter transfer window.

Amorim publicly questioned the superstar’s application in training and declared he would have to drastically change his attitude to be brought back in from the cold.

Amorim was criticised for his handling of Marcus Rashford before the winger’s loan move to Aston Villa

And now Richards believes Amorim’s actions are creating stories that don’t need to be told, with United struggling in the way that they are.

‘You mentioned Sporting Lisbon, you can say what you want when you’re winning, and no disrespect to Sporting Lisbon – they’re not at the same level of club as Man United,’ continued Richards.

‘I feel like he needs to, I don’t want to say focus on the football, but stop giving people nuggets bigger stories than it needs to be.’