Phil Jones claims some Manchester United players don't like Amorim

• Phil Jones says it’s “ridiculous” to think all Manchester United players like Ruben Amorim, insisting squad unrest is normal at any club.

• The former defender reflects on his own experiences of blaming managers, admitting players often need to take responsibility.

• Amorim remains among the favourites in the Premier League sack race despite United’s first win of the season under his management.

Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones speaks exclusively to Ladbrokes about Ruben Amorim's situation at Old Trafford after an underwhelming start to the Premier League season.

"Do I think there were players at United who didn’t like him? To be honest, that's probably a ridiculous question because I’d say there are people in the United team now who don’t like the manager.

"But there are probably players at Man City who feel the same way about [Pep] Guardiola; they can’t stand him.

"There are people like that in every team; these are big groups of players and different personalities, and all of them are competitive, and think they should be playing more than they are. That will never, ever change.

"Even when a manager is flying, there will always be someone going ‘Well, he’s not playing me, so he’s not good'. Trust me, I’ve been there myself. I’ve been a young kid moaning about training being rubbish.

"But in reality it’s not rubbish; you’re just hurt and you don’t know how to deal with it."

"You have to realise what’s going on, pull yourself out of your a*** and get back to where you need to get back to. Nine times out of 10, that’s what the problem is.

"That comes with experience, though. The more mature I got, the more games I played and the more managers I had, the more of an understanding I had about it all.

"You know, it wasn’t the manager who was the problem, it was me. When I think of some players now, more often than not, they find it very easy to just pass the blame onto the manager.

"The manager wasn’t great, the coaches who took the training session weren’t great. But, really? Was that the case? Were they not great, or were you not great? Which one was it?"

Amorim may have lifted the pressure on his position by leading United to their first win of the season against Burnley, but the Portuguese coach remains one of the frontrunners to be the first Premier League manager to leave their post in 2025/26, second only to Nuno Espirito Santo at Nottingham Forest.

After their shocking Carabao Cup exit to League Two Grimsby, reports have emerged that Amorim could be replaced by former England manager Gareth Southgate at Old Trafford.

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