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United's manager Amorim believes it's crucial the co-owner publicly shared his future vision - but says nothing is certain about tomorrow in football, let alone three years.

In an interview with a major publication recently, the co-owner mentioned it may need the manager three seasons to produce meaningful results at the Theatre of Dreams.

Arriving during a time when Amorim's future has been receiving close inspection in the wake of a lengthy stretch of poor performances, the statements assisted in calming a portion of the current stress.

But, speaking before the centenary clash with old rivals Liverpool at Anfield, the manager underscored that tomorrow is difficult to forecast in the beautiful game.

"It's truly positive to receive that message but he informs me constantly, sometimes with a message following matches - but understand, I know and Jim knows, that football is not like that," he said.

"The most important thing is the upcoming match. Regardless of investors, you cannot control tomorrow in soccer."

Top executive the club executive has acknowledged it has needed much more time for Amorim to adapt to the Premier League subsequent to his appointment from Sporting in November than any person expected.

Manchester United have achieved 10 times in 34 Premier League matches during Amorim's tenure. They still haven't achieved back-to-back league wins and have not ended a round of league games during this campaign better than ninth place.

The worrying figures are testing faith in the manager among the Old Trafford faithful entering a stretch of fixtures the side has performed poorly in for the last couple of years.

Amorim said he isn't experiencing the instability inside the club at the team's practice complex and is adamant nothing can match the expectation he places on his players - and in certain ways, he would rather Ratcliffe not to be trying to bring a sense of calm because he is concerned about the influence it may create on the squad.

"It's not only something people discuss, I experience it each day," he said. "It's really good to hear it because it benefits our followers to understand the management understand it will require a while.

"Yet concurrently, I don't like it because it creates an impression that we possess time to work things out. I don't desire that feeling in our team.

"The stress I place on the team or upon myself is considerably larger [versus outside influences]. In the sport, especially in big clubs, you need to prove yourself every weekend."

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