Right after Phil Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 3-0 win over Manchester United, home fans shouted Ruben Amorim's name.
At first, it seemed that the 3,000 Man United fans were supporting their coach in a challenging way, but for a moment, it was the Citizens' fans who sang.
They used a song that Man United fans composed earlier this year, stating that Amorim would "ring up glory days" and "turn things around", to mock the Portuguese strategist.
This is a clever creation of Man City fans, who were previously mocked by the "Red Devils". Given the current situation, the idea of Amorim turning the situation around for Man United is really funny.
Man United had a few shining moments in the early stages of the derby, but entering the second half, the match took place in one direction as all hopes of the "Red Devils" gradually died. The question is, when will they escape this suffering?
Amorim once again affirmed that he will not give up, not change the method or formation, and be steadfast in his ideas. Therefore, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Directors have a choice: either endure the growing pain, or end Amorim's reign right now.
"When I want to change my philosophy, I will change. Otherwise, you have to change your personality. I don't believe in the system or any other factor, but I believe in my own way of playing and I will play that way until I want to change" - Amorim said.
Amorim is perhaps the only one who has stuck to his path as Man United have endured their worst start to a season since 1992-1993. That campaign ended happily when Man United won their first Premier League title, but do Ratcliffe and his colleagues believe Amorim will repeat the miracle of Sir Alex Ferguson?
If there was enough trust, the decision to keep him was right. However, a lot has changed since that season, and Amorim - as he has always stressed - does not want to change.
While Erling Haaland has scored an average of 1 goal per home Premier League game since joining Man City, Amorim has only earned an average of 1 point per game during his time in charge of Man United. After 31 matches, his team has won 31 points, with 8 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses.
In other words, every time Man United play in a tournament, the most likely outcome is still a defeat. Amorim admitted that his achievements "are not the achievements you should have at Man United", warning "You don't know what's happened in these months".
Although he refuses to explain in detail, he is actually partly blaming himself. He was given the opportunity to restructure the squad in a way that few coaches have ever had, urging the club to liquidate young talents such as Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford. In addition, three of the most expensive signings under Erik ten Hag are Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony.
Amorim has reshaped the framework, but the team still suffered similar disastrous results. Instead of adapting to achieve better results, he continued to apply his system and methods, but did not bring the expected results.
