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Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United Manager
Amorim leaves his role after 14 months in charge with the club sixth in the Premier League table
In a statement, Manchester United said the decision had been made ‘reluctantly’ and ‘it was the right time to make a change’
Under-18s Head Coach and former player, Darren Fletcher, would take charge of Wednesday’s game with Burnley, reports Talksport.
Amorim had been hinting for a couple of weeks that he was not happy with the level interference from the Manchester United board.
After United’s 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday, Amorim challenged the club’s hierarchy saying in his post-match press conference: “I just want to say I came here to be the manager, not to be the coach.
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“In every department – the scouting department, the sporting director – [they] need to do their job. I will do mine for 18 months and then we move on.
“I just want to say that I’m going to be the manager of this team, not just the coach. I was really clear on that. That is going to finish in 18 months and then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal. That is my job. Not to be a coach.”
Manchester United are sixth in the Premier League after 20 games following their 1-1 draw at Leeds on Sunday afternoon.
That result means Amorim’s side had now won only one of their last five in the competition – and just three of their past 11.
Amorim oversaw 63 games as Manchester United manager – but failed to win more than half of those matches.
He departs the club with a record of 24 wins, 18 draws and 21 losses, for a win percentage of 38.1 percent.
United suffered their worst Premier League season last campaign, finishing 15th with their lowest points tally in a top-flight season since 1973–74, when they were relegated.
In making his point to the media on Sunday, Amorim raised the names of three high-profile former Premier League bosses and suggested they would not be subjected to the interference he felt he had been experiencing at Manchester United.
“I know that my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, it’s not [Antonio] Conte, it’s not [Jose] Mourinho, but I’m the manager of Manchester United. And it’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change. I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me,” he said.
Amorim also floated the idea that United had become too sensitive to outside criticism, naming Sky Sports pundit and former Manchester United player, Gary Neville.
“If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticisms of everything, we need to change the club,” he said.
Amorim had remained wedded to his preferred three-man defensive formation with wing-backs since his arrival at Manchester United.
But the Portuguese Coach changed to a four-at-the-back system for the victory over Newcastle on Boxing Day, before reverting to a back three for subsequent games.
Reports had claimed Christopher Vivell, United’s head of recruitment, called on Amorim to adapt his system following a detailed breakdown by Fulham boss Marco Silva of his plan to counter it following the draw between the sides at Craven Cottage in August.
Amorim, who was named as ‘Head Coach when the club announced his arrival, said there had been disagreements with the club over transfer targets.
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