Amorim has overseen a turbulent 14 months at United after succeeding Erik ten Hag as boss in November 2024. He won 24 of his 63 matches in charge and oversaw just 15 victories in the Premier League. He leaves United sixth in the Premier League table after eight wins from 20 games this season.

Ruben Amorim was sensationally sacked as head coach on January 5, a day after his side drew 1-1 with rivals Leeds United in the Premier League.

Amorim had Man United in sixth place in the Premier League, but his comments on Sunday appeared to be the final straw

The next-worst is Ralf Rangnick's 1.54 points per game. The Portuguese won only 38.1% of his matches in all competitions (24 out of 63), which is worse than any other United manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired except Rangnick, who won 37.9% of his matches during a six-month interim spell.

Ruben Amorim's transfer target may have done the former Manchester United manager a favour, just days after he was sacked.

“Ruben Amorim has departed his role as Head Coach of Manchester United. Ruben was appointed in November 2024 and led the team to a UEFA Europa League Final in Bilbao in May.

It is reported that Ruben Amorim was ready to resign a matter of days before Manchester United brought his testing 14-month spell as Red Devils boss to a close. Having struggled to make the desired impact at Old Trafford,

One reason for the continued expectation on the shoulders of Amorim was United’s hefty transfer spend. For all the cost-cutting elsewhere, funding for new players has been in spritely supply under Sir Jim Ratcliffe: over £500million has been spent on new players in less than two years of his involvement.

Manchester United’s top brass have reportedly made a request to Michael Carrick involving midfielder Kobbie Mainoo.Mainoo’s fortunes improveUntil very recently, all indications pointed to Mainoo