What Amorim has told his friends following brutal United sack now revealed – Sky

The end always felt near when Ruben Amorim chose to make his grievances public following Sunday’s Premier League clash against Leeds United at Elland Road. Those incendiary comments were reviewed by INEOS, and soon after, Manchester United decided to sack the Portuguese after a dismal 14 months in charge. His style of play has proven to be an ill fit at the club, while results have been disastrous to say the least. And his emotional outbursts have not helped. The former head coach left his own players fuming after he called the team “the worst in the club’s history”. Ruben Amorim was left devastated He had time and again reiterated that he was ready to walk without taking any sort of compensation, but that certainly changed following the draw at Leeds on Sunday. The Portuguese almost challenged INEOS to sack him, and after a review, they did exactly that. Pictures and reports emerged of a smiling Ruben Amorim departing the club. However, as per Sky Sports, Ruben Amorim was left deflated by the decision as he wanted to stay and help the club qualify for the Champions League. However, in recent weeks, the ex-Sporting CP boss felt he was being micro-managed to a great degree while the external noise proved too much to handle at times. Outside noise affected him Interestingly, he has reportedly also told his friends that his emotional outbursts did not help his case either. I’m told Ruben Amorim is hurt by #mufc decision to sack him and he wanted to stay. Accepts results were poor but felt Champs Lg still achievable. Wider problem of relationship with his bosses: felt he was being micro-managed and row with Wilcox on Friday over tactics final straw — Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) January 5, 2026 “Ruben Amorim is hurt by Manchester United’s decision to sack him and he wanted to stay. Accepts results were poor but felt Champions League (qualification) still achievable,” journalist Rob Dorsett wrote on X. “Wider problem of relationship with his bosses: felt he was being micro-managed and row with Wilcox on Friday over tactics final straw. “Amorim has told friends he struggled with external noise at #mufc and tho adamant job wasn’t too big for him, he was surprised by the unique challenges of the role at OT. New: Amorim has told friends he struggled with external noise at #mufc and tho adamant job wasn’t too big for him, he was surprised by the unique challenges of the role at OT. Always tried to be true to himself, but accepts his honesty and emotional response to media harmed him. — Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) January 5, 2026 “Always tried to be true to himself, but accepts his honesty and emotional response to media harmed him.” Jason Wilcox has prepared a list of replacements with a meeting set to be held on Tuesday to evaluate the candidates. Feature image Carl Recine via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Ayantan Chowdhury After failing to become a professional footballer, Ayantan switched to the next best thing: writing about the greatest football club in the world. He has extensive sports journalism experience, having worked for over 10 years in the Indian sports media industry, writing for the biggest newspapers and websites. Currently an editor at The Peoples Person. You can follow him on X: @ayantanc_25