Ruben Amorim makes final decision on changing Man Utd formation after INEOS talks

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has defiantly stated that not even the Pope could persuade him to change his formation despite criticism of his set-up from fans and pundits. The Portuguese coach has been called out for his unwavering commitment to a 3-4-3 formation, which has only resulted in eight victories from 31 Premier League matches since he took over at United 10 months ago. Regardless, Amorim remains steadfast.

The Red Devils, who ended up in 15th place last season - their worst position in 51 years - have only managed to secure four points from four games this season and were embarrassingly knocked out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Grimsby. Following a high-level meeting with United co-owner and INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox to discuss the team's ongoing poor performance, Amorim made it clear he has no intention of changing his contentious system.

When asked if the idea of altering his system was a discussion during the meeting, Amorim responded emphatically: "No, no, no. No-one, not even the Pope will change [me]. This is my job. This is my responsibility. This is my life. So, I will not change that, but I will change the system [at some point]. There will be an evolution, but we need to make all the good steps.

"If I'm a player and I have a coach that, with a lot of pressure, it doesn't matter if he's all around the world, is saying, you need to change the system, and I change, at this moment, they will look at me in a different way.

"So, everything, when you think about the impact that any decision is going to have on the team, everything is important. So, I will say the same thing. This will have an evolution.

"But I'm doing things my way. Some guys do it in a different way, but it will change. So, I hope to have the time to change, but it will change."