The glaring problems left by Ruben Amorim that Man United’s next manager must fix

Will Castle Mon, 5 January 2026 at 2:38 pm UTC·5 min read Ruben Amorim is gone and Manchester United are back in the sea of uncertainty. The solution to a 13-year problem - the search for a guiding figurehead post-Sir Alex Ferguson - remains as distant as it’s ever been. Amorim arrived at Old Trafford to much fanfare off the back of a stellar reign at Sporting CP. He’d been courted by Liverpool as a potential successor to Jurgen Klopp before their hierarchy landed on Arne Slot. So when the Portuguese signed on the dotted line with the Red Devils in November 2024, there was hope that the then 39-year-old - a spring chicken in managerial terms - would be Manchester United’s...