Paul Scholes Unleashes X-Rated Verdict on Ruben Amorim Sacking as Man Utd Decision Made

Paul Scholes has made his feelings clear on reports linking Ruben Amorim with a potential Manchester United exit.

The Telegraph reported on Friday night that Amorim was under 'acute pressure' at Old Trafford heading into Saturday's Premier League clash against Sunderland.

However, David Ornstein and BBC Sport's Simon Stone offered contrasting reports, claiming that minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wanted to give Amorim the rest of the season.

There was significant criticism of Amorim's system and his lack of flexibility after United lost 3-1 to Brentford last Saturday.

But against Sunderland, United raced into a two-goal lead within 21 minutes through Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko.

Victory will ensure that United end the day in the top half of the Premier League table - though it has been backing up strong performances that has been their key problem under Amorim.

They travel to Premier League champions Liverpool next weekend in a match that could well be more valuable in terms of assessing United's true performance levels.

Speaking to FourFourTwo ahead of the Sunderland game, United legend Scholes admitted that there would have been 'no surprise' if Amorim had been sacked following their Brentford defeat.

He said: "You talk about managers being sacked, and none of us like doing that.

"But if he'd been sacked on Sunday [last week], I think we'd have all been saying, 'Yeah, f***ing hell it's about time, there's no surprise to it'.

"I think he did have an excuse last year. He couldn't train - well, he could train, but every three days they had a game. He's had everything now, they've spent £200m and he's got three weeks in between games to do everything he wants to do and get his style across ... he's not winning enough games of football to warrant doing the job at the minute."