the news will not just so united manager ruben alarm has hit back a former united flag. wayne rooney for calling him now eve. it follow the nicest f a cup defeat to for them or they were beaten the old trafford causing place. he put for them ahead at the end of the 1st hall or night is hit fast to level things up for you 90 down to the break the policies in both pieces and then no save the 2 penalties for them to send them into the quarter finals that's now 10 defeats and 20 full games. this is more than 6 over united. but he says, the overall goal is still to win the premier needs, even if learning says that it's unlikely dot is the will be now east. the thing that we are going to do with the season or are going to be the best content the for the next season. so i, i know that these in this moment everybody knows everything. so um, i know that's and this is really easy. i was a funded in it when i finished my career, so i know it's, it's really easy. our goal is to win the premium lease. maybe it's not with me, but our goal as a club, the board is winning the premier league like we

manager talking about his long term goal of winning the premier league, but former united striker wayne rooneyas called ruben amorim naive forfocusing on that given where they are now. for more — i've been speaking to football writer andy mitten. it isa it is a really difficult time for manchester united, added to what is going on on the page is what is going on on the page is what is going on on the page is what is going on and off the page. there have been two rounds of significantjob cuts. you have got new decision—makers, they are making very unpopular decisions to get —— they are getting some right and some wrong. so you arejust getting this right and some wrong. so you are just getting this swell of continued negativity, morale is very low, staff are worried about theirjobs. and what most sets morale at any football club is results, and manchester united are losing more games than they are winning. going out the fa cups was a big blow, it was one of two opportunities for them to win silverware this year. today is —— these are pretty grim times for manchester united. the thoughts there of

wayne rooney who called him naive. joe lynskey reports.or a trophy, but after exiting the cup, the coach was looking long term. games and losing trophies during this season, but the goal is to win the premier league. how can they compete, to get a bit further up the table? i think that's the next step. to win the premier league, because from where they are now, they're a long way off that. i was a pundit when i finished my career, so i know it's really easy. but our goal as a club, de boer, is winning the premier league, i like we did in the past. when sirjim ratcliffe came in as this club's co—owner, it was meant to bring change. you are giving the swell of continued is very continued negativity, morale is very staff are about their low, staff are worried about their jobs and what sets morale at low, staff are worried about their job: football it sets morale at low, staff are worried about their job: football club sets morale at low, staff are worried about their job: football club is sets morale at low, staff are worried about their job: