Jamie Carragher slams Ruben Amorim amid 'bizarre' and 'ridiculous' Man United statement
Jamie Carragher has questioned Ruben Amorim's reasoning behind damning comments that he made about the current Manchester United team.
United were beaten 3-1 by Brighton in the Premier League at the weekend to remain in 13th place in the top-flight standings. Amorim has now overseen six league defeats in 11 matches as United's head coach - with just three wins recorded since replacing Erik ten Hag at the helm in November.
After the defeat at the hands of the Seagulls, Amorim claimed that he is currently in charge of one of the worst United teams in the club's illustrious history. The comments have generated plenty of debate across the world of football, with Carragher now having his say.
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The former Liverpool defender was quizzed about Amorim's comments before his stint on Monday Night Football. Carragher has questioned why Amorim would make the remarks, believing there is nothing to be gained for himself or the club.
"I don't know Manchester United's history as well as Gary Neville, but I must say it was one of the most bizarre and ridiculous things I've ever heard a manager say," said Carragher on Sky Sports.
"Why you would make a comment like that," he added. "It's the type of comment a pundit would make. Someone in my position, and he would have to defend that in some way.
"I don't know what he gains from that - we all know it's a poor United team. And in some ways, we're talking about United today because of what the manager said.
"Before that, they'd lost another game at home to Brighton. They've done that in these last couple of years anyway, we know it's a tough season, we know it's a poor team.
"That will be a quote that will follow him for the rest of the season. When he'd said that, I think that he also said to the journalist; 'I've given you your headline'.
"Why he would want to do that, as a manager, I'll never know."
