Amorim’s big moment – are Man Utd finally ready for lift off?

35 games and 11 months have been involved.

Ruben Amorim referred to his team as “perhaps the worst team in Manchester United history.”

In response to his public doubts about his own position, he received public reassurance from minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in response to growing rumors that his administration would be overthrown by a subsequent string of subpar results.

Finally, Amorim’s team made a statement win at Anfield, home of Manchester United’s historically and statistically greatest rivals.

This was not a knockoff of Manchester City’s December smash-and-grab success. United held the lead for 83 minutes in this game.

In a match where they had chances to increase the lead that Bryan Mbeumo had given them in the opening moments, a match where they scrapped and fought for their lives as Liverpool dragged on.

A game in which they had the will to fight back after being beaten back by Cody Gakpo’s 78th-minute equalizer with a winner thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ excellent cross from Harry Maguire.

Amorim acknowledged that his team had “some luck” in a game.

With Wayne Rooney’s goal the only goal of the season, it was the first Premier League victory since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag, which was the first of his kind since nine years.

Although it has been a long time, far longer than anyone had anticipated, Amorim has something to grow on.

The 40-year-old described the outcome as “the biggest win of my time at Manchester United.”

At the final whistle, it appeared almost as though Amorim had lost himself in the crowd after three straight defeats, as 3, 000 United fans had done when it seemed unlikely.

The Portuguese’s composure had come back when he made the remarks in the only other moment of euphoria under his leadership, the 4-0 win over Everton on December 1 that extended his unbeaten start to three games and declared a “storm was coming” to the wider media.

Has the storm already passed and Amorim was questioned at Anfield?

The thoughtful response read, “I have no idea.

We will win so many games if we live the spirit of today, both in training and in games.

Amorim is correct to be cautious, and Frank Ilett, a United fan, would probably be wise not to believe that the haircut he promised himself might only be in three weeks.

In the run-up to the Liverpool game, United haven’t managed a single point in two seasons, with Brighton at home, Nottingham Forest away, and Tottenham away.

Players both past and present realize that there have been far too many false dawn promises that have almost disappeared with no warning.

Former United skipper Roy Keane said, “The players will go back to the training ground in a better place, but they have to use this as a springboard to make sure they kick off.”

Was Maguire’s opinion of his first game at Anfield as a United player: “We have not given the fans enough days like that.”

Football is all about making special memories, and today we all leave feeling happy, but we can’t get carried away.

Above all else, Maguire epitomized the spirit Amorim praised for.

The centre-back would no longer play for United if he had given up when Ten Hag decided he could no longer play for his country in 2023. Instead, the 32-year-old rejected a position with West Ham.

Maguire resisted giving in even after Fernandes took charge. When Matthijs de Ligt was chosen for Amorim’s three-man defense’s central position at the start of the season, he faced a strong challenge to reclaim the starting spot.

Maguire is deeply committed to United and willing to accept a pay cut to extend his time there as a manager, with his contract just past the end of his senior season.

“This club has a lot of pressure,” Amorim added. Harry is very important to us, and it is not simple to play here.

He is a great example for every child, according to the statement “when you take into account everything he has gone through.”

Anyone who believes Amorim will remain at United for the three years Ratcliffe recently mentioned knows that he needs much more work.

The vultures would turn around once more at Old Trafford following their fourth successive home defeat defeat by Brighton, which will take place on Saturday at Old Trafford.

He is aware that many people who report and discuss the club have publicly or privately predicted that Amorim would lose his position sooner rather than later.

He should typically welcome such a conversation and use it as motivation while also taking comfort in knowing that he has given supporters, who have paid so much to see so little in recent months, including embarrassment at League Two Grimsby in the EFL Cup in August, to sing in his honor and remember a day.

“This is not typical to find anything like this.” There are so many negative things going on, and it’s great that the fans continue to cheer the manager even when you say “Until Christmas,” he’s gone.

I want the media to carry on your story. Don’t alter that. That suits me the best.

“Manchester hasn’t given me many wins.” Our supporters struggled against Brentford and Grimsby. They saw a different team today.