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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim feels it's significant Sir Jim Ratcliffe publicly shared his future vision - but notes nothing is assured about the future in the sport, never mind three seasons.

Through a conversation with The Times recently, Sir Jim mentioned it may need the manager three seasons to produce meaningful results at United's home ground.

Coming in a period when the coach's tenure has been facing examination after a prolonged run of unsatisfactory outcomes, the comments helped quell certain present tensions.

However, talking ahead of the 100th meeting with traditional foes Liverpool at their home ground, the manager stressed that the future is hard to predict in football.

"It's certainly beneficial to listen to that but he tells me continuously, sometimes with a message after games - but understand, I know and Ratcliffe understands, that soccer doesn't work that way," he commented.

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

CEO the club executive has acknowledged it has needed much more time for the head coach to adjust to the Premier League following his move from his former club during the winter than anyone imagined.

Manchester United have achieved 10 successes 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 in the current term above ninth position.

The worrying figures are stretching belief in the head coach among the Old Trafford faithful approaching a sequence of matches their club has been awful in for the past two seasons.

United's boss commented he isn't experiencing the doubt inside the club at the club's Carrington training ground and is adamant nothing can match the stress he applies to his players - and in certain ways, he would rather Ratcliffe not to be trying to bring a sense of calm because he fears the impact it could have on the squad.

"It's not just an item of conversation, I experience it daily," he remarked. "It's truly positive to listen to it because it benefits our followers to grasp the leadership understand it will require a while.

"But at the same moment, I dislike it because it generates a sense that we possess time to resolve issues. I don't want that sense in our club.

"The expectation I apply to the players or to myself is significantly greater [compared to external sources]. In soccer, particularly at major teams, you have to show your worth every weekend."

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