Amorim took over from Erik ten Hag last December, but his tenure has been rocky, with United currently sitting 15th in the Premier League and having suffered a Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. ..Continue Reading
Despite heavy investment in attacking players this summer, key areas like goalkeeping remain unresolved, and fans are calling for reinforcements in midfield.
Meanwhile, the club has struggled to move on fringe players such as Jadon Sancho, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, and Tyrell Malacia.
United have managed just one point from their opening two league fixtures—a narrow loss to Arsenal followed by a draw with Fulham.
Although the team has shown more attacking intent than last season, the pressure on Amorim is beginning to mount.
Bookmakers now list Gareth Southgate and Oliver Glasner as joint favourites to take over if a managerial change occurs.
Michael Carrick, recently dismissed by Middlesbrough, is next in line at 5/1, followed by Mauricio Pochettino and Kieran McKenna.
Curiously, Mourinho isn’t among the current frontrunners, though Betfair had him as the top candidate at the end of last season in the event Amorim stepped down.
According to The Sun, he’s also being considered by Nottingham Forest should Nuno Espirito Santo exit the club.
Back in March, Manchester Evening News reported that Mourinho—now managing Fenerbahce in Turkey—hadn’t ruled out a return to Old Trafford.
He’s believed to have told those close to him that he’d “walk” back to Manchester if given the chance, expressing a strong desire to rejoin the club he led from 2016 to 2018.
Publicly, however, he has backed Amorim to succeed at Old Trafford, stating in a recent interview: “I think we all agree he is a coach with great potential and character.
“With stability, I think he has in hands an incredible potential to do a great job at Manchester United.”
Mourinho guided United to second place in the Premier League in 2017/18 and, despite winning the Champions League and a number of domestic league and cup titles in his career, described that as his one of his ‘best achievements’.
“If I tell you that I consider one of the best jobs of my career was to finish second with Man United in the Premier League, you will say, ‘This guy is crazy. He won 25 titles and he is saying that a second place was one of his best achievements?’,” he told beIN Sports.
“I keep saying this because people don’t know what is going on behind the scenes. And sometimes we, in this side of the cameras, analyse things with a different perspective.”
