Let’s be honest. Ruben Amorim didn’t lose his job because of results alone. At Manchester United, you can survive bad defeats, a terrible league position, even calling your own team the worst in club history. What you can’t survive is challenging the people upstairs.
Amorim survived humiliations on the pitch. He survived tactical stubbornness, injuries, and a broken squad. But the moment he pushed back against Jason Wilcox and the hierarchy, it was over. At United, managers don’t define the vision anymore. They sell it.
Wilcox, backed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, wanted a back four, data-led football, and boardroom-approved tactics. Amorim wanted his 3 – 4 – 3. That clash was never going to end well. When ownership decides the shape, the coach is just a delivery driver.
This isn’t just about Amorim. It’s the modern game. Executives decide the style, the signings, the timeline and when it fails, the manager takes the hit. Hire the 3 – 4 – 3 coach, sack him for playing 3 – 4 – 3. Call it “process,” then bin him for taking too long.
If you want the full breakdown of how it ended, Ruben Amorim is out at Manchester United tells you everything you need to know.
United didn’t fail Amorim because he wasn’t good enough. They failed him because he wasn’t powerful enough. And until managers are allowed to actually manage again, this cycle will never end.
