{"id":19407,"date":"2026-01-06T00:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/inside-the-dismissal-of-man-united-manager-ruben-amorim-list-of-candidates-for-next-manager-and-jurgen-klopps-answer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T00:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T00:47:49","slug":"inside-the-dismissal-of-man-united-manager-ruben-amorim-list-of-candidates-for-next-manager-and-jurgen-klopps-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/inside-the-dismissal-of-man-united-manager-ruben-amorim-list-of-candidates-for-next-manager-and-jurgen-klopps-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the dismissal of Man United manager Ruben Amorim, list of candidates for next manager and Jurgen Klopp’s answer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sacking of Ruben Amorim has created a problem for Manchester United’s owners to solve – but history has shown that the powers that be at Old Trafford are incapable of doing so.<\/h2>\n
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January 5, 2026, 13:45<\/span>Updated January 5, 2026 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Ruben Amorim, Manchester United’s latest manager chewed up and spat out<\/span>(Image: Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n
Who will be next to board Manchester United’s tragic manager’s roundabout? Who knows? But perhaps the more pertinent question should be: Would a worthy manager like him be willing to step through the doors of Manchester’s madhouse?<\/p>\n
Bookmakers have gone into a frenzy, putting longer odds on lists of potential runners and jockeys than those announced ahead of the Grand National.<\/p>\n
It’s all because United’s leaders finally realized they were rooting for the wrong horse when it came to Ruben Amorim. It is understood co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his litigants decided to sack Amorim ahead of the game against Leeds United.<\/p>\n
There was a feeling in the Old Trafford boardroom that the Portuguese manager had proved too stubborn and immature to cope with the demands, expectations and intrusions that come with running one of the world’s biggest football clubs.<\/p>\n
But we’ve been here before. Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, United have had nine different managers, either permanent or interim.<\/p>\n
read more: Manchester United sack Ruben Amorim LIVE: statement and provisional appointment as Oliver Glasner’s top target<\/span><\/span>read more: Manchester United had no choice but to sack Ruben Amorim \u2013 and should have done it sooner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Darren Fletcher will take over as interim manager against Burnley on Wednesday, becoming United’s 10th player in more than a decade of abject failure.<\/p>\n
Potential candidates include Oliver Glasner, Xavi, Gareth Southgate, Marco Silva, Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca, who was sacked by Chelsea just last week.<\/p>\n
There is ongoing debate over Jurgen Klopp, but he has made it clear he would never consider managing United due to his strong ties with Liverpool.<\/p>\n
It will be a lonely journey for him if he takes charge of United. United declines to discuss candidates, but has ruled out Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Manager Jurgen Klopp refuses to accept approach from Manchester United<\/span>(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
But if the job is offered, it might take a narcissistic lunatic like President Trump to willingly accept it.<\/p>\n
There’s a good reason United have had more managers than they’ve won trophies in recent years. Club owners want more than what their team can put on the pitch.<\/p>\n
The root cause of United Airlines’ consistent and false decline lies in America’s billionaire Glaser family. In 2016, then-chief executive Ed Woodward wanted to appoint Mauricio Pochettino, but this was overruled by the Glazer family and Mourinho took over.<\/p>\n
So let’s see how it turned out? Manager Woodward also once tried to hire Klopp, but the Glazer family was not so keen.<\/p>\n
Let’s see what happened? Fast forward to the present, and all Ratcliffe has accomplished since taking co-ownership of football operations has been to compound the damage the Glazer family has already done.<\/p>\n
Before choosing Amorim, Ratcliffe tried to lure Thomas Tuchel to Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
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\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/span>Sir Jim Ratcliffe has done little to improve things since taking over football operations from the Glazers.<\/span>(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
But the German was so furious with the interview process (going into one interview, there were more than a dozen guys sitting in the room) that he told United Airlines to get lost. Ratcliffe then turned to Amorim and insisted that he leave Sporting Lisbon immediately.<\/p>\n
Amorim wanted to join United for pre-season last summer but had little choice but to accept United’s ultimatum. So let’s see how it turned out? Have you found any common ground yet?<\/p>\n
United no longer have the appeal they once had. Yes, while the fan base is huge, the salary and subsequent compensation will be huge.<\/p>\n
But the United manager’s praise is no longer so. The reason he chews up his manager and spits him out is because United’s decline has left them light years behind the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool.<\/p>\n
So all we can do is wish the next unranked player the best of luck. Because he will need a lot of things, and then some.<\/p>\n
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