Amorim insists he’s not worried about his job after Man United slump to Brentford defeat

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said he is not worried about losing his job after a third defeat in six Premier League games, a 3-1 loss at Brentford that left the club facing mounting scrutiny early in the season. United sit on 34 points from 33 league matches under Amorim, a record that has intensified pressure on the Portuguese coach as results fail to stabilise.

'I am always comfortable with the job. I am not concerned, it is not my decision,' Amorim said after the game. 'I will do the best I can every minute I am here. I am never concerned about my job, I am not that kind of guy. '

'I'm always doing my job. If I win, I'm in a different state of mind. That is normal, but I'm always confident because I know what to do. I've always taken a lot of responsibility on your own shoulders. 'We can play better and we need to play better. It's like ups and downs. When you win, you feel that everything, the momentum is here. When you lose, you go back to the same place and you fight again for one win that can help you to create the momentum. '

'I cannot tell you more than I say every time I lose the game. Sometimes you see one team that performs really well and you see improvements. And then sometimes you have some games that you don't see that improvement. Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has insisted he is still not worried about losing his job despite his side's latest defeat. The Red Devils slumped to a 3-1 loss away at Brentford as their struggles continued. Amorim said after the game: 'I am never concerned about my job, I am not that kind of guy.' That gives you the confidence to say that Manchester United is going to get back. So it's always the same conversation. It depends on the next game. So let's try to win the next game and to improve certain things.'

We suffered goals in transition that we knew during the week and worked on that, he added. 'So that is the things that we need to improve. We work on everything. The frustration is that every goal, the goals today, we work on that during the week. 'We played Brentford's game all game. And when you see a game like that it is hard to describe. We never settled on our game and it is different to what we saw today.'

Benjamin Sesko pulled a goal back with his first for United, but the momentum had already swung Brentford's way. The game turned on a pivotal moment in the 76th minute when Nathan Collins brought down former Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo in the box. Referee Craig Pawson booked Collins but did not award a red card, and he also penalised the Brentford player for a handball if the ball had not touched him on its way through. Bruno Fernandes converted the resulting penalty to make it 2-2, only for Mathias Jensen to seal Brentford's win with a late third.

'The referee told me that Bryan was not in control of the ball,' Amorim said of the incident. 'I think he was not in control of the ball because he was pulled. So that was the decision. Again, I want, especially in these kind of moments, not focus on the referee. We score then missed a penalty. These crucial moments can change the game. It is hard to say if we deserved it or not. We never settled in the game, but we should have scored the penalty.'

Despite the setback, Amorim urged patience and framed the result as part of a broader process. He said the club must bounce back quickly and that momentum in football can swing dramatically after a win or a loss. 'Let's try to win the next game and to improve certain things,' he said, acknowledging that the team has to convert performances into results more consistently as they navigate a challenging run of fixtures.

The Brentford defeat marks the latest in a sequence that has kept United out of the upper tier of the league table early in Amorim's tenure. With supporters watching closely, the manager reiterated his belief that he can guide United back toward their expected standards, while insisting the decision on his future remains in the hands of the club's hierarchy rather than his own.