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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim believes it's crucial the investor went public with his future vision - but states nothing is guaranteed about tomorrow in football, let alone three years.

In an interview with The Times recently, Ratcliffe said it could take the manager a three-year period to create substantial change at Old Trafford.

Arriving during a time when the manager's position has been receiving close inspection in the wake of a lengthy stretch of disappointing results, the comments helped quell some of the immediate pressure.

But, speaking before the hundredth encounter with historic adversaries Liverpool at the famous stadium, the manager emphasized how tomorrow is difficult to forecast in football.

"It's truly positive to listen to that but he communicates to me all the time, sometimes with a message after games - but recognize, I know and Ratcliffe understands, that football is not like that," he said.

"The crucial element is the following fixture. Regardless of investors, you cannot manage tomorrow in soccer."

CEO the club executive has conceded it has required much more time for the head coach to adjust to the Premier League after his transfer from Sporting last November than any person expected.

United have won 10 times in 34 Premier League matches during Amorim's tenure. They haven't managed back-to-back league wins and didn't complete a fixture schedule this season better than ninth place.

The worrying figures are challenging confidence in Amorim among the Red Devils supporters heading into a run of games their team has struggled during for the last couple of years.

Amorim said he doesn't sense the doubt internally at their training facility and is insistent nothing equals the pressure he applies to his players - and to some extent, he would choose Sir Jim to refrain from seeking to establish serenity because he worries the effect it might produce on the squad.

"It's not only a thing that people talk about, I sense it every day," he stated. "It's certainly beneficial to hear it because it benefits our followers to grasp the administration realize it needs a while.

"Yet concurrently, I don't like it because it gives a feeling that we have time to solve problems. I don't desire that impression in our club.

"The stress I apply to the team or upon myself is so much bigger [than that from outside]. In football, especially in big clubs, you have to show yourself every matchday."

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