Ruben Amorim’s time at Manchester United is now over and after 14 months of frustration from all involved, from the man himself to the supporters at Old Trafford, there is seemingly nobody too disappointed by the divorce.
Despite this frustration, one thing that remained constant throughout his tenure at Old Trafford was the vocal support from matchgoing fans.
The Old Trafford faithful are known for giving managers this kind of support, and while that was no doubted tested over the last six months, they continued to sing the Ruben Amorim chant on a weekly basis.
For more information about the lyrics, tune and origins of the Ruben Amorim chant, we have you covered below.
Ruben Amorim chant lyrics and tune
The Ruben Amorim chant is sung to the tune of ‘It's a Heartache' by Bonnie Tyler, and the lyrics are as follows:
Ruben Amorim,
He'll bring the glory days again,
We'll back him from the Stretford End,
He'll turn the Reds around,
Ruben Amorim (repeat from start)
Ruben Amorim chant origins
The Ruben Amorim chant was first heard during Man Utd's trip to Bucharest in the Europa League last January. Like many football chants, it was first created in a pub and took off from there. A social media post of the song being sung by a group of fans also went viral, which helped it go mainstream quicker than usual.
While not the most common tune to be sung by football fans, Man Utd weren't the first. Celtic have their own version of the song and have been singing it for years. Their version relates to the Jock Stein and his 1967 team that won the European Cup in Lisbon.
Man Utd fans singing the Ruben Amorim song
FGG says: A good chant that was quickly ruined
Unfortunately for Ruben Amorim and the fans who came up with the chant, it very quickly turned into a bit of a joke.
From a football perspective, Manchester United's poor performances and often lacklustre results were far from worthy of a song about a manager bringing the glory days back to Old Trafford, and led to opposition supporters sarcastically singing this song when matches were going against the Red Devils.
Furthermore, from a musical perspective, several supporters in Man United's ‘TRA' section ended up speeding the song up to the point where it had largely lost all cohesion and impact.