Ruben Amorim thought he was taking charge of one of the world's biggest football teams when he accepted the role of head coach at Manchester United last November. But now he has pulled back the curtain at Old Trafford, he has discovered the reality of a club that have been allowed to rot from the inside for the best part of a decade.
Only Amorim will know the true motivation for his decision to describe his team as the "worst in the history of Manchester United" following Sunday's 3-1 home defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion.