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United's manager Amorim believes it's crucial the investor went public with his long-term thoughts - but notes nothing is assured about the next day in soccer, much less three full years.

In an interview with The Times last week, the co-owner said it could take the manager three seasons to produce meaningful results at Old Trafford.

Emerging in an era when the manager's position has been under scrutiny in the wake of a lengthy stretch of disappointing results, the statements assisted in calming some of the immediate pressure.

However, talking ahead of the hundredth encounter with traditional foes the Merseyside club at their home ground, the manager underscored that what comes next is challenging to anticipate in football.

"It's truly positive to hear it but he tells me continuously, occasionally through communication following matches - but recognize, I know and Ratcliffe understands, that football is not like that," he commented.

"The crucial element is the next game. Despite having backers, you cannot dictate the next day in football."

CEO the club executive has admitted it has taken significantly extended periods for the head coach to acclimate to the Premier League following his move from his former club last November than anybody anticipated.

United have won 10 times in 34 top-flight fixtures during Amorim's tenure. They still haven't achieved two league games in a row and haven't finished a round of league games during this campaign higher than ninth.

The worrying figures are testing faith in the head coach among the Old Trafford faithful heading into a run of games their club has been awful in for the last couple of years.

The manager stated he does not feel the instability inside the club at the team's practice complex and is firm nothing can match the pressure he places on the squad - and in certain ways, he would rather Ratcliffe to refrain from seeking to establish serenity because he fears the effect it might produce on the team.

"It isn't merely an item of conversation, I feel it each day," he said. "It's certainly beneficial to listen to it because it assists our supporters to understand the management know it is going to take some time.

"Yet concurrently, I dislike it because it creates an impression that we possess time to resolve issues. I don't want that impression in our organization.

"The expectation I place on the team or upon myself is considerably larger [than that from outside]. In football, especially in big clubs, you need to prove yourself every matchday."

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