"I came to be the manager ... not the coach": Manchester United fire head coach Ruben Amorim

Tuesday, January 6, 2026  

Ruben Amorim at a press room after a match in 2024.
Image: Agência Lusa.

On Monday, Manchester United football team fired its coach Ruben Amorim after fourteen months in the role. Amorim had met with Omar Berrada, chief executive officer of the team, and Jason Wilcox, the team's director of football, on Friday morning. While discussing his preferred 3-4-3 style, the conversation reportedly quickly spiraled out of control, resulting in Amorim losing his job.