According to a recent rumour, Ruben Amorim has just three games left to salvage his Manchester United career. Five prospective replacements have been identified.
After losing to United in the Manchester derby on Sunday, Amorim and United are having their worst start to a Premier League season in thirty-three years.
For one of the most under-pressure managers in sports, it was yet another devastating loss.
Amorim has the lowest win % of any permanent United manager since World War II, having only won eight of 31 league games since taking over from Erik ten Hag in November.
Even though the United board just stated that Amorim still has their full support and that there are no plans for a managerial change, it seems like patience is running thin.
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The Portuguese coach “effectively” has three games left to keep his job at United after the team has taken four points from their first four Premier League games, according to a report from The Mirror.
According to the paper, “United’s football leadership team gave Erik ten Hag the same assurances before pulling the plug on him nine league games into last season, despite privately insisting they still have faith in Amorim.”
Before a famously challenging trip to Brentford on September 27, United takes on the undefeated Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday. Then, in what might be a pivotal home match for Amorim, they will take on recently promoted Sunderland.
Who would take Ruben Amorim’s place? There are five contenders.
Gareth Southgate is listed as one of the possible possibilities to take over at United, just like he was the previous season.
The former Three Lions manager was reportedly co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first pick to succeed then-manager Erik ten Hag in March 2024.
Ratcliffe likes Southgate a lot. Picture source: Getty
Ratcliffe likes Southgate a lot. Picture source: Getty
Along with Andoni Iraola of Bournemouth and Marco Silva of Fulham, another manager who has been previously mentioned, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is also listed on the five-man shortlist.
The Mirror claims that Mauricio Pochettino is also a candidate to succeed Amorim in the event that he is fired.
Following his departure from Chelsea in 2024, the Argentine, who is currently in charge of the United States national team, has been linked to the United position on multiple occasions, according to his representatives.
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