How Ruben Amorim's Man Utd reign turned sour
The 40-year-old was sacked on Monday after overseeing just 25 wins in his 63 games in charge, leaving United looking for a seventh permanent boss since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
AFP Sport looks at where it went wrong for Amorim during his short stint at Old Trafford.
Wedded to a failing system
Amorim rose to prominence by winning two Portuguese league titles at Sporting Lisbon, based on his preferred 3-4-3 formation.
Despite evidence that the system was not the best fit for the players he had at United Amorim persisted with it...