Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has made a surprise claim about former Red Devils manager Ruben Amorim.

Despite the Portuguese tactician suffering a really disappointing spell in charge at Man Utd, it seems Maguire still rates him very highly.

DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY

Speaking to the Guardian, the England international admitted that Amorim’s ideas didn’t really work at United, though he still insists he had positive feelings towards him and tipped him to go on and have an “amazing” career elsewhere.

Given how badly United performed under Amorim, this might come as a surprise to some of the club’s fans, but Maguire seems like he saw something in the former Sporting Lisbon boss, who was indeed very highly regarded before his time at Old Trafford.

Harry Maguire on Ruben Amorim’s struggles at Manchester United

“The change of manager happened and that has helped with the form of the club and the formation we play,” Maguire told the Guardian.

“When you play a certain way, especially me in the middle of a back three, you do play a bit different to a four. It [going to a four] has had a part to play. It must have because the results before weren’t good enough.

“I don’t really have much bad to say about Ruben. I really like Ruben, he’s got great ideas. The ideas just didn’t work at Manchester United.

“I do believe he’ll go on and have an amazing career, and at his next club he’ll probably go and win many, many football matches. It just didn’t click or work and us, as players, have got to take a lot of responsibility for that as well.

“He has led the club in a direction and I do think he deserves a lot of credit for that, where he’s built a good, solid squad.”

Can Michael Carrick be the permanent successor to Ruben Amorim?

Michael Carrick has done a superb job since replacing Amorim in his spell as interim manager at Man United.

Still, there remains some uncertainty about whether he’ll get the job permanently once the season comes to an end.

So far, Carrick’s record reads as follows, and it looks like it’s given MUFC genuine hope of qualifying for the Champions League…

United might want a more experienced manager for the long run, though, with Carrick perhaps not yet ready to take on such a challenging job on a permanent basis.

The post “It just didn’t click” – Man United star makes “amazing” Amorim claim after failed Old Trafford spell appeared first on CaughtOffside.