MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Under-pressure Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim joked that he was offered a new contract by Jim Ratcliffe when the club's co-owner held a meeting following the team's latest disappointing start to a season.

Ratcliffe, along with United CEO Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox, visited the training ground on Thursday and spoke to Amorim, who came under renewed fire after a 3-0 loss to Manchester City in a derby match.

“A new contract he was offering me,” Amorim said with a laugh, a nod to his uncomfortable current position.

“No, it's normal things," he continued, "just to show the support and explaining that it's a long project. He (Ratcliffe) said many times this is my first season. For me, it's not.”

Amorim said it was one of “several” sc

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