The Reds’ struggles continued over the weekend with a 3-1 defeat to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. ..Continue Reading
According to the MEN on Monday morning, Amorim still has the support of the United board despite the loss to the Bees, and no successor is currently being prepared. Nevertheless, rumours surrounding the 40-year-old’s position at Old Trafford persist.
After leading Crystal Palace to FA Cup success last season and entering the final year of his deal at Selhurst Park, Oliver Glasner has emerged as the bookmakers’ favourite to take over from Amorim.
When questioned directly about the links to United and other ‘top clubs’ by the Austrian edition of Kicker, he replied: “I follow all the rumours – and that’s all there is – neutrally and completely relaxed.
“Focusing on the daily work with my players and coaches, and trying to enjoy it as much as possible.”
The Reds currently sit 14th in the Premier League and are set to face Sunderland on Saturday. Gary Neville believes Amorim could lose his job if United suffer another defeat.
“I think when it gets to this point, you’ve got to see what happens next Saturday against Sunderland,” he said. “You’ve got a game at home against Sunderland.
“And Sunderland, as we know, are obviously in decent form. But if that game goes against Manchester United, you’re going to start seeing very, very, very big questions being asked of the ownership.
“Big questions. They brought a young manager in. He’s played a completely different system. They’ve invested in a completely different system. They brought [Patrick] Dorgu in, and they brought other players.
“And if they were to be 14th, 15th, 16th in October, which was where I said at the start of the season, if Manchester United are where they were last season in October, it’s not a one-off.
“It becomes what you are, and it becomes a pattern, and then managers come under huge pressure. We’ve seen what’s happened with Graham Potter (at West Ham) in the last few days.”
Speaking on the Gary Neville podcast, the former United captain concluded: “So, look, that’s why I’m worried.
“That’s why I’m worried because this is not going to go away, and it’s going to build up in this next week or so.
“And I think that a victory is needed more than ever at Old Trafford on Saturday against Sunderland.”
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