Revealed: The disaster meeting which led to Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim

"Amorim was dismissed on Monday morning, ending a turbulent 14-month tenure that saw the Portuguese coach fail to bring the revival the club desperately sought. Sky Sports report that United's board ultimately felt they had "no choice" but to make a change after Amorim on Sunday exposed deep fractures between the head coach and the club's hierarchy. It has now been revealed that tensions were already heightened heading into the weekend."

"Sky Sports claim that Amorim's response at that meeting was "very negative and emotional", which left some at United shocked, adding that Amorim's "emotional and inconsistent behaviour was a key part of the decision to sack him". It is suggested that the club believe Amorim no longer provided the stability and structure needed to guide the project after repeatedly refusing to adapt and evolve his tactical approach from his much-maligned 3-4-3 system."

Amorim was dismissed on Monday morning after a turbulent 14-month spell that failed to produce the revival the club sought. United's board felt compelled to act after fractures emerged between the head coach and the club hierarchy. Tensions rose before the weekend when Amorim and Wilcox met on Friday to review tactics following a disappointing 1-1 draw with bottom-of-the-table Wolves. United reverted to a three-man defence against a side with only two points at the season midpoint. Amorim reportedly reacted very negatively and emotionally at the meeting, and the club judged his inconsistent behaviour and refusal to adapt his 3-4-3 system undermined stability. Enzo Maresca is the early bookmakers' favourite.

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