Five-word Ruben Amorim comment will be music to Man Utd owner's ears after dire Spurs loss

In a five-word message that will come as a relief to Sir Jim Ratcliffe, manager insisted he will not walk away from Old Trafford. Amorim's difficult first six months with the Red Devils ended in further disappointment, as

The Portuguese boss insisted his team were the better side, but they were unable to cancel out Brennan Johnson's scrappy goal at the end of the first-half. With no European football next year, Amorim has to come to terms with overseeing United's worst campaign of the modern era.

However, the ex- manager refused to throw the towel in and is determined to make United a success. He made that clear in a blunt five-word message in his post-match interview.

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After saying he would understand if the United board were to give him the sack, he defiantly said: "But I will not quit."

In full, he said: "If the board and fans decide I'm not the right guy I will leave tomorrow without any compensation. But I will not quit."

United minority owner Ratcliffe and the rest of the United board would have been relieved to hear this, as they maintain their belief in the Portuguese boss. Before the final, reports in the claimed Amorim's role was safe, regardless of the result in Bilbao.

It also stated that if Amorim handed in his resignation to the club, Ratcliffe would do his best to talk him out of doing so. While the United boss has his fair share of critics, he has a believer in Ratcliffe and his colleagues.

In March, the Ineos chief publicly supported the United manager in a separate interview with . The 72-year-old billionaire said: "I really, really like Ruben. He's a very thoughtful guy.

"Every time I go to the training ground, I speak to Ruben. I sit down and have a cup of coffee with him and tell him where it's going wrong, and he tells me to f*** off! I like him."

The United chief added: "I think we have a really good connection. We are both a little bit blunt and honest in conversations. He really likes the club, he's like a fan."

While he was disappointed with the result, Amorim insisted his team were the better side in Bilbao. In his post-match interview, he said: "We have to deal with this loss. I think it's clear we were the better team but we could not score.

"We didn't perform perfectly today but we were the better team today. There were days when we were really poor but today was not one of those days."

If United lose to in their final match and Tottenham pick up at least a point in their home clash against & Hove Albion, United will finish in 17th position, just one point above the relegation zone.

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