{"id":506060,"date":"2026-01-05T09:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=506060"},"modified":"2026-01-05T09:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:28:46","slug":"manchester-united-dismiss-amorim-after-14-months-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/manchester-united-dismiss-amorim-after-14-months-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United dismiss Amorim after 14 months in charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man United have dismissed boss Ruben Amorim, with the team planning to appoint a caretaker head coach until the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-midfielder Darren Fletcher will lead the club for Wednesday\u2019s EPL match vs. Burnley. He will remain until the Red Devils appoint a caretaker manager until the end of the season, as they plan to name a permanent successor to the Portuguese manager in the summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">R\u00faben Amorim was the 10th manager to take charge of Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s departure \ud83d\ude32 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qtrvF2NFDm\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/qtrvF2NFDm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNFC\/status\/2008120345752907995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A few days ago, Ruben revealed that his relationship with the directors was strained, and they didn\u2019t support him in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, Manchester United finished 1-1 with Leeds, and after the match, Amorim claimed that he wants to work as a manager, not a coach, and was ready to leave the club after his deal expired in half a year.<\/p>\n<p>And today, the team from Old Trafford sacked Ruben: \u201cWith our club in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> place in the EPL, the team\u2019s leadership has reluctantly made the decision that now is the moment for a change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amorim became Manchester United\u2019s head coach in November 2024 as the Red Devils paid 11 million euros to Sporting to trigger a release clause in his deal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ruben Amorim&#39;s 47 Premier League matches in charge of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@manutd<\/a> \u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D9ttPAVbOz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/D9ttPAVbOz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/2008137662184497227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United have dismissed boss Ruben Amorim, with the team planning to appoint a caretaker head coach until the end of the campaign. 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