Ruben Amorim has told Wayne Rooney he is not naive about how far away Manchester United are from winning the Premier League title.
Rooney, the club’s record goalscorer, was watching as a pundit as holders United were knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties by Fulham in their fifth-round tie at Old Trafford.
Amorim told BBC Sport after the game that the goal for his struggling side is to win the Premier League and Rooney called the Portuguese “naive” for the timing of his comments, given United are 14th in the table.
Asked about Rooney’s words and if it was realistic to be speaking about winning the title, Amorim said: “No, that is the goal. Being naive is to think that we are going to [win the title] this season or we are going to be the best contender for the next season. (SkySports)