Topics: Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, Premier League, Football
Ruben Amorim reportedly 'blew up' during a meeting with director of football Jason Wilcox before his sacking as Manchester United manager.
United announced on Monday that they had parted company with Amorim after 14 months.
The club currently sit sixth in the Premier League table after Sunday's 1-1 draw at Leeds United.
In an official statement, United confirmed that under-18 coach and former player Darren Fletcher will take temporary charge.
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The statement read: "With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League, the club's leadership has reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a change. This will give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish."
According to The Athletic, Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada were both involved in the decision to sack Amorim as manager.
The decision was announced after the Portuguese boss had made several pointed comments towards the club's hierarchy after the Leeds draw, stating that he was 'a manager, not a coach' at United and that he could leave at the end of his contract in 2027.
The Sun report that Amorim was summoned on Monday morning to the club's training complex, where he was told of his sacking.
Now, The Telegraph's Sam Wallace writes that United had 'expected Amorim's system to evolve as he got to know his squad and the English game'.
It is added that United had 'signed [players] in the summer with a view to being able to play a range of positions and in a different systems'.
However, the club only brought in three permanent outfield signings during the transfer window. Striker Benjamin Sesko has played as a lone centre forward for most of his career, while Bryan Mbeumo's best position (although he also plays centrally) is on the right side of attack - a position Amorim deployed him in.
Matheus Cunha is the obvious exception, with the former Wolves forward able to play across the front line.
Wallace claims that the decision to sack Amorim had actually been made prior to the Leeds clash, after a meeting between Amorim and Wilcox had 'signalled that the relationship was unsustainable'.
Wilcox is said to have brought up the topic of Amorim's system and preferred 3-4-3 formation in a meeting which is said to have intended to be 'a positive look at the evolution of the squad'.
But when the former Manchester City academy manager brought up the system, according to unnamed sources, Amorim 'blew up'.
It is not clear whether the meeting prompted Amorim's pointed comments towards the hierarchy, when he specifically brought up the 'sporting director' as an example of somebody who 'needs to do their job'.
"I cam here to be manager of Manchester United, not the coach," Amorim said.
"Every department, the scouting department, the sporting director, needs to do their job. I will do mine, for 18 months, and then we move on."
SPORTbible have contacted Ruben Amorim's representatives for comment.
