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Manchester United head coach the Portuguese coach feels it's significant the investor publicly shared his future vision - but says nothing is certain about tomorrow in football, let alone three years.

During a discussion with a leading newspaper recently, the co-owner stated it might require Amorim three seasons to create substantial change at Old Trafford.

Coming in a period when the manager's position has been receiving close inspection after a prolonged run of poor performances, the comments helped quell a portion of the current stress.

But, speaking before the 100th meeting with historic adversaries the Merseyside club at the famous stadium, the United boss emphasized how the future is hard to predict in soccer.

"It's certainly beneficial to receive that message but he communicates to me continuously, occasionally through communication post fixtures - but understand, I'm aware and the co-owner recognizes, that soccer doesn't work that way," he commented.

"The crucial element is the upcoming match. Even with owners, you cannot control tomorrow in soccer."

Chief executive the club executive has conceded it has required far longer for Amorim to acclimate to the top division after his transfer from Sporting during the winter than anyone imagined.

The Red Devils have secured 10 times in 34 top-flight fixtures during Amorim's tenure. They haven't managed two league games in a row and didn't complete a fixture schedule this season higher than ninth.

The worrying figures are challenging confidence in Amorim among the Red Devils supporters heading into a sequence of matches their team has struggled during for the previous two campaigns.

Amorim said he does not feel the instability internally at the team's practice complex and is adamant nothing equals the stress he places on his players - and in some senses, he would rather Ratcliffe not to be trying to establish serenity because he is concerned about the effect it might produce on the squad.

"It's not just something people discuss, I sense it each day," he stated. "It's really good to hear it because it benefits our followers to understand the administration know it is going to take some time.

"Yet concurrently, I don't like it because it generates a sense that we own time to resolve issues. I don't want that impression in our club.

"The stress I apply to the players or on myself is considerably larger [compared to external sources]. In soccer, especially in big clubs, you need to prove your worth every weekend."

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