Man United can fight for Premier League title in next few years: Ruben Amorim

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says he truly believes the team can fight for the Premier League title in the next few years.

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LONDON – Ruben Amorim believes Manchester United can win the Premier League far sooner than the 10 or 11 years that Alex Ferguson fears it could take.

The Red Devils have failed to add to their 20 English league titles since the Scot bowed out as a champion in 2013. Ferguson recently told Press Box PR that he felt United are now “in the same situation” as Liverpool were when they went 30 years without winning the title.

The club great said it could be “10 years, 11 years” until the Premier League trophy returns to Old Trafford, but Amorim is confident it will not take that long.

“He understands football more than me, especially English football,” the current United boss said on Dec 19.

“But I think we are not (going to take that) long to win a league. And I don’t know which manager is going to be here. I truly believe that we can fight for the title in the next (few) years. And I think it’s not going to take so many years.”

United were sixth heading into this weekend, ahead of their match at third-placed Aston Villa on Dec 21 after an inconsistent season so far.

Amorim was also asked at his pre-match press conference for his reaction to comments given by Bruno Fernandes to Portuguese media, in which the club captain