Jamie Redknapp has praised Ruben Amorim for being honest about the quality of the team and believes Manchester United must be patient and trust the manager if they are to succeed at the club.

The game ended in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford and Amorim apologised to the fans after the game for their failure to secure a win, with United having just 32 per cent of the possession.

He admitted that United fans generally want to see more attacking football from their team, but he has taken a more cautious approach given the injury problems and the quality of their opponents.

Speaking on Sky Sports’ Super Sunday, Amorim praised the United manager for his honesty and said it was encouraging to hear him criticise his team so openly in recent weeks.

“That’s what you have to do. You have to find a way to get results now,” Redknapp said. “That’s not the way he wants to play in the future. He understands that but I think he’s smart enough to know what to do. “

We always talk about his win percentage at the moment and how they’ve been. I’ve always listened to what the manager says and what they say. “

And I’ve listened to some managers who try to insult the intelligence of the fans by saying: “We played really well today, yeah, we’re showing massive improvement”. เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง No, you’re not. There’s no improvement. But this guy understands the team is not at the level they need to be.”

Redknapp joins former United captains Roy Keane and Gary Neville as pundits on Sky Sports , who helped the club dominate English football in the 1990s and 2000s.

Pointing to Keane and Neville, Redknapp added: “Now, when I look at this Man United team… who’d be in those two? Bruno [Fernandes] might be there but he’s on the bench. Apart from that, nobody. “

The quality has dropped so much so if you don’t have those type of players around you then you have to improve. You have to recruit the right players. How long does it take? Is it two, three or four transfer windows? Who knows?” “

But he knows that and he could be the first manager to say: ‘We’re not good enough’, so if you let him go, another manager will come in and work with a group of mediocre players. They’re not good enough for the team.”

Keane then asked Redknapp in return: “Do you think this group of players is better than being 14th?”

Redknapp replied: “Absolutely, but it’s not the manager’s fault. When I look at a team like Bournemouth and what the others are doing and how well they’re doing, and you look at the league table and you see teams at the bottom of the table, it shouldn’t be. We know that. “

But I also think time is of the essence. You can’t change managers every week because that’s not going to bring success to the club.”