""I just want to say I came here to be the manager, not to be the coach," he said. "In every department - the scouting department, the sporting director [they] need to do their job. I will do mine for 18 months and then we move on. "I just want to say that I'm going to be the manager of this team, not just the coach. I was really clear on that. That is going to finish in 18 months and then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal. That is my job. Not to be a coach. "If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticisms of everything, we need to change the club.""
"Last month, Neville's fellow 'Class of 92' member Paul Scholes said Amorim "doesn't get" Manchester United because of his preference to play a three-man defensive formation with wing-backs, which goes against the club's tradition of playing with wingers."
"The former captain described the home draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves on 30 December as "the baddest of the bad"."
Ruben Amorim demanded autonomy to act as Manchester United's manager rather than only a coach and said he will leave when his contract ends in 18 months. He said the scouting department and the sporting director must perform their roles without internal interference while he does his. He criticised the club's sensitivity to outside criticism and referenced high-profile former players such as Gary Neville and Paul Scholes. He defended his preference for a three-man defence with wing-backs and noted he switched to a four-defender system for the Newcastle win. Leeds' Cunha snatched a late leveller in the 1-1 draw.
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