"Ruben Amorim's tenure as Manchester United head coach began its final unravelling via four words uttered in Friday's media conference to preview the weekend trip to Leeds. You are very smart, was Amorim's signoff to this correspondent's last question regarding if the Portuguese had been informed of a change in the January transfer budget by Jason Wilcox, the director of football."
"From the moment Amorim joined United in November 2024, Wilcox and Berrada both believed that once the players bedded in under the coach, there was an agreement from him to change the side's configuration as well as style to an attack-focused approach in line with United's storied heritage of the Busby Babes and Sir Alex Ferguson's thrill-a-second teams. As an illustration, last week's 1-1 draw with Wolves is pointed to at the club."
Four words in a media conference signalled the start of Ruben Amorim's final unravelling. He replied 'You are very smart' when asked if Jason Wilcox had informed him of a change to the January transfer budget. Amorim had said at Christmas that finance was not available to buy the players needed to play a perfect 3-4-3 and had vowed not to change his system. Last season's record 15th-place finish and the Europa League final capitulation to Tottenham highlighted problems. Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada viewed Amorim's inflexibility as a key factor in his sacking and expected a shift to a more attack-focused shape once players bedded in.
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