Current under-18s coach Darren Fletcher, a former United midfielder and technical director between 2021 and 2024, will take charge of the team against struggling Burnley on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The BBC said the club were planning to appoint a caretaker boss for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
Names in the frame for the fulltime job include Enzo Maresca, who left Chelsea last week, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner and former England manager Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n
Rising tensions <\/p>\n
Amorim had hinted at deep frustrations on Friday, suggesting he was not being fully backed in the transfer market.<\/p>\n
And he made a string of eye-catching comments after Sunday\u2019s draw at Elland Rd, where he stressed he was United\u2019s manager rather than \u201cjust the coach\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese told the scouting department and Wilcox \u201cto do their job\u201d during a blockbuster end to a post-match press conference that raised major doubts over his future.<\/p>\n
And he repeatedly suggested to the media that he would leave when his contract expired in 18 months\u2019 time.<\/p>\n
But reports on Monday said United\u2019s decision to axe their manager was because of the lack of progress rather than a power struggle.<\/p>\n
The dismissal is a dismal end for Amorim, who won just 25 of his 63 games at United in all competitions during the shortest reign for a permanent manager since David Moyes was sacked just eight months into his tenure in 2014.<\/p>\n
He had the worst win ratio (32%), the worst goals-conceded-per-game ratio (1.53) and the lowest clean-sheet ratio (15%) of any United boss in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Amorim arrived at Old Trafford to replace Erik ten Hag in November 2024 as one of the most sought-after coaches in world football following a successful stint at Sporting Lisbon, where he won two league titles.<\/p>\n
But he was powerless to stop United\u2019s slide to a 15th-place finish in the Premier League \u2013 their worst campaign for 51 years \u2013 at one stage describing his team as \u201cmaybe the worst\u201d in the history of the club.<\/p>\n
Amorim had the chance to end the 2024\/25 campaign on a high in Bilbao but United lost the Europa League final against Tottenham and missed out on European football this season as a result.<\/p>\n
The club backed their manager in the summer transfer window, spending more than \u00a3200 million ($467m) on new signings, including Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha.<\/p>\n
But they have again flattered to deceive, winning just eight of their 20 league games so far and falling 17 points behind leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n
Amorim has been hit by injuries and a number of players are on Africa Cup of Nations duty but he has been criticised for sticking rigidly to his preferred 3-4-3 formation despite evidence it was not the best fit for his players.<\/p>\n
His exit leaves the club searching for their seventh permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, who left as a Premier League champion in 2013.<\/p>\n
Since then, apart from the occasional cup success, the 20-time English champions have been also-rans, overshadowed by bitter rivals Manchester City and Liverpool.<\/p>\n
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