Ruben Amorim says sacked ex-Man Utd boss is doing a better job than him following horror start at Old Trafford

RUBEN AMORIM admits former Manchester United boss David Moyes is doing a better job than him.

The Scot has sent Everton bouncing up the Prem in his  second stint in charge, with four wins in six games since replacing Sean Dyche in January.

By contrast, Amorim takes his United side to Goodison on Saturday lunchtime on a nightmare run of eight Prem defeats in 12 games.

Portuguese boss Amorim said: “The simple thing is that David Moyes is doing a better job than me.

“It’s quite simple, small things like winning one game, winning two games, that belief.

“The pressure is not the same but we have to give merit to the players of Everton and especially to the coach of Everton.”

It is highly unusual for a manager to make such an admission.

Moyes’ last game as United boss was at Goodison on April 20, 2014 — a 2-0 defeat eight months after succeeding the legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

He was sacked two days later.

This weekend’s meeting will be the first since then that 15th-placed United have played Everton, who are 14th, while being beneath them in the table.

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Moyes lived to regret moving to Old Trafford but Amorim says he has no such feelings  — yet.

The ex-Sporting Lisbon boss wanted to succeed Erik ten Hag in the summer but part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team made it clear to him in November that is was now or never.

Since then there have been only nine wins from 21 games in all competitions and Amorim admitted his stars have struggled to cope with his 3-4-3  system.

He even blasted it was “the worst” team in United’s history.

Amorim will have Christian Eriksen, Leny Yoro and Manuel Ugarte back from injury as he looks to halt the slide.

He said: “When you hear  four wins in my 14 league games for  Manchester United, you get really frustrated and angry.

“But let’s move on and we can change that in the next game.”

Moyes will not treat this game differently to any other.

He said: “I faced them a lot when I was manager of West Ham, so it’s another game.

“It’s a great football club but my job is to try to beat them.”

Meanwhile, United were handed a tricky Europa League last-16 tie against Spain’s Real Sociedad.

Amorim said: “If I focus on the games against Real Sociedad and think about trophies, it is not the right way to do my job.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk