Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has been sacked. The 40-year-old Portuguese was sacked a day after his shock announcement that he came to Old Trafford not to be a coach but a manager.
Amorim has long pointed to a power struggle at Old Trafford. He spoke more on the subject after Sunday’s draw with Leeds – and the next day he was no longer United’s manager.
“I just want to say that I came here as a manager, not as a coach. In every department, in scouting, at the sports director, everyone has to do their job. I will do mine for 18 months and then we will move on. I will be the manager of this team, not just a coach. I was really clear about that. That was the agreement. That is my job. Not to be a coach,” surprised the coach.
“Amorim is not happy with something in the hierarchy of the club,” club legend Gary Neville responded to the coach’s comments. From Wayne Rooney then earned criticism for his speech. “I don’t think he should speak with that kind of authority. I don’t think he’ll last 18 months at the club if he keeps going like this.”
The reaction also came from the club. Today, United released a statement announcing the end of the Portuguese. “Given the position in the table, the club’s management finally decided that the time was right for a change in order to increase the chances of the best possible position at the end of the competition,” said the briefly famous club.
Amorim has coached United since last November and led them to the Europa League final last season. This year the team is sixth in the Premier League. According to British media the main reason for Amorim’s dismissal was the disruption of relations with the top management of the club and some players.
