The 40-year-old football superstar - who played at Old Trafford from 2003 to 2009, and then again from to 2021 to 2022 - said the Red Devils were “not on a good path” and “need to change” following their recent disappointing performance this season, but manager Amorim has insisted Manchester United “are trying to change that”.
Speaking with media ahead of Manchtster United’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday (08.11.25), the 40-year-old head coach said of Ronaldo's comments: “Of course, he knows and he has a huge impact in everything he says. What we need to focus on is the future.
“We know that we as a club made a lot of mistakes in the past and we are trying to change that.
“Let's not focus on what happened, let's focus on what we are doing now and we are doing that. We are changing a lot of things int he structure, the way we do things and want the players to behave.
“We are doing that and we are improving, so let's continue and forget the past.”
Despite his scathing comments, Ronaldo had insisted he still “loved” Manchester United and knew Amorim was “doing his best”.
During an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, he said: “What are you going to do? Miracles? Miracles is impossible. We say in Portugal, ‘Miracles is only in Fatima’, and he's not going to do miracles.”
Manchester United have had a less-than stellar start to the season, having lost four of their first six games in the Premier League.
However, The Red Devils seem to have found their stride in recent matches, having defeated Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion - allowing Amorim’s side to climb up the table to eighth place.
Still, the manager is not happy with the amount of goals Manchester United have conceded so far this season.
He said: “It's a problem, especially if you see the league nowadays. The team winning lots of games is not suffering goals, or shots on target, and that is a big game, especially when you have talented players.
“In one opportunity, you can score a goal and win the game. But I think it's more a team thing, we need to defend better. We need to be more aggressive. And we defend better when we more energy.
“We have a lot to do and cannot suffer the amount of goals we are suffering, which we need to improve.”
