Ruben Amorim\u2019s BIGGEST MISTAKE at Manchester United was ________________ <\/p>\n
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The 40-year-old former United manager<\/a> replaced Dutchman Erik ten Hag<\/a> in 2024 and Amorim endured a tough 14-month managerial spell at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n Amorim<\/a> received the public backing of Ineos<\/a> and Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe<\/a> earlier in the Premier League campaign after a mixed start to the season.<\/p>\n However, Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe made the call to close the chapter on Amorim\u2019s time as United manager<\/a> after the 40-year-old Portuguese coach was sacked.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Michael Owen drops powerful verdict on whether Man Utd were right to sack Ruben Amorim, \u2018I think it\u2026\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Ruben Amorim left Manchester United<\/a> in the aftermath of his explosive post-match press conference on Sunday, following the 1-1 Premier League draw against Leeds United.<\/p>\n The former Sporting CP head coach did not mince his words over his frustrations about the inner workings at Old Trafford and was deeply critical of United.<\/p>\n Speaking on The Rest Is Football<\/a> podcast, Gary Lineker<\/a> has suggested that the Red Devils should have properly profiled Amorim\u2019s approach to his tactics.<\/p>\n Who do YOU want as the next Man Utd manager? <\/p>\n What traits are you looking for?<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it didn\u2019t seem to be the right fit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think he was obviously a bit stubborn about the way he wanted to play. I don\u2019t think the players suited the way he plays.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club should have recognised that before they signed him, really.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure in these interviews, how do you want us to play? You must ask those sort[s] of questions.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: \u2018Very clear\u2019\u2026 Rene Meulensteen knows exactly who Man Utd \u2018need\u2019 as Ruben Amorim\u2019s replacement at Old Trafford<\/a><\/p>\n Gary Lineker on what he \u2018suspects\u2019 about Man Utd\u2019s approach to Ruben Amorim since his 2024 appointment<\/p>\n Amorim\u2019s tactical system at United<\/a> put the former Red Devils head coach front and centre when it came to criticism over his approach to Premier League matches.<\/p>\n Lineker believes that United were pragmatic in buying players that could meet Amorim\u2019s needs rather than purchasing specifically with his tactical system in mind.<\/p>\n Now Ruben Amorim has been fired, do you want Marcus Rashford to have another chance at Man Utd? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n \u201cAnd if he says, \u2018Well, this is how I play,\u2019 he could look at it and go, \u2018Well, I\u2019m not sure we\u2019ve got the players to suit that,\u2019 or we\u2019ll give us two or three years and a few windows and we\u2019ll buy the players to fit in,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cI suspect they haven\u2019t supported him in the sense [of] bringing in the players that he would want to play in certain positions. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n Darren Fletcher<\/a> was appointed Red Devils caretaker boss after Amorim\u2019s sacking as United manager<\/a> and will lead the club for Wednesday\u2019s clash against Burnley.<\/p>\n Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gary Lineker is now convinced that Manchester United made a schoolboy error by overlooking one all-important aspect about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,36328,9686,561,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-392087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-gary-lineker","11":"tag-ruben-amorim","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Ruben](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253636818-1024x683.jpg\")
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