Ruben Amorim Manchester United future latest after Europa League final defeat

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Ruben Amorim is expected to remain as Manchester United head coach after they lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final.  #manchesterunited #MUFC #ManUtd #Amorim #manager #transfers #latest

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00:00Ruben Amarim is expected to remain as Manchester United head coach

00:04despite a disappointing end to a dismal first season in charge of the club.

00:09Manchester United, of course, lost in the Europa League final against Tottenham

00:12on Wednesday night to condemn them to a trophy-less campaign

00:16and no European football next season.

00:19It really is a damning indictment of just how poor United have been this season

00:23now that they will finish, well, as low as 17th potentially in the Premier League.

00:27They will not be, like we said, in any European competition next season

00:31and it is going to be a really tough summer now for Manchester United.

00:35Champions League qualification would have been worth around £100 million

00:38in extra additional revenue through TV deals and matchday income, all that like.

00:43It means United not only have that £100 million disparity now from a financial point of view

00:49but it also means it's going to be harder to attract certain players to move to Old Trafford as well.

00:54But like we said, Ruben Amarim is still expected to remain as United head coach.

01:00Sir Jim Ratcliffe is targeting, well, a top six finish in the Premier League next season.

01:05That competition will be the sole focus.

01:08United will have played 60 games in all competitions this season

01:11by the time they face Aston Villa in the Premier League this weekend.

01:14They might play as few as 40 competitive matches next season

01:18with F38 in the Premier League and at least one in the Carabao and the FA Cup.

01:23In terms of the summer, well, just about everyone is potentially up for sale at Old Trafford.

01:29You know, this is the harsh reality of a team who have underperformed.

01:32It's very hard to make a case for anyone to remain at the club after how poor this campaign has been.

01:39Of course, there are a few players who United would like to keep at the club,

01:42the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Leni Yoro, Amad Diallo,

01:46these sort of players with high potential and high quality.

01:48But the truth of the matter is that everyone does have their price

01:52and more so than ever due to what happened this season.

01:55It's going to be very fascinating to see just who and how United can recruit

01:59given that they've got these limited resources in both reputation and revenue for the summer ahead.

02:06You'd still expect the deal from Mateusz Kuna to be completed relatively soon.

02:09He was not going to decide on a move to Old Trafford dependent on European football.

02:14But the likes of Lian de Lapp, Victor Jokeres even, Brian Mbwemo,

02:18you know, they could all be persuaded to go elsewhere given that United can't offer them

02:22the opportunity to play in a top competition in what will be a season leading up to the World Cup.

02:28You know, players want to not only be playing regularly next season,

02:31they want to be doing so at the highest level to try and get a chance to represent their national team.

02:35So it really is a blow for United. It really is difficult, very hard to find any silver linings right now.

02:41But the truth for United is that they know they can't go sacking another head coach.

02:46There's been very little evidence to suggest that Ruben Amarim has maybe been the man

02:52to turn these things around right now, particularly when their league form has been so bad

02:57and that will be their only competition they're in next season.

03:02It really is difficult to turn around a 17th-paced finish, potentially the 16th course at the moment,

03:07ahead of playing Villa this weekend, and then to go try finishing the top six next season.

03:11That is the challenge, though.

03:13Ruben Amarim knows it's going to be a tough, long summer as Manchester United head coach,

03:16but he's not had a pre-season yet. He's not had a full season in charge of the club.

03:20He's expected to get one, although things can quickly change.

03:23But yeah, as things stand, following the Europa League campaign,

03:26Ruben Amarim is set to remain as United head coach.

03:28It remains to be seen, though, just how many of his players will still be at the club to join him.

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