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Manchester United to sack Ruben Amorim? TOP 5 QUOTES as manager hints at board's'18 months' decision 'deal' and more

Ruben Amorim said he was the manager or Manchester United at not its coach, and he was happy with the performance of Benjamin Sesko despite the striker's struggles

By The Week News Desk Updated: January 05, 2026 10:36 IST
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim with his players | Reuters

Are Manchester United going to sack Ruben Amorim? Was he given 18 months to turn things around? These are the questions in the minds of Premier League fans after his latest press interaction. It happened after the Red Devils drew 1-1 against Leeds. The draw between the two age-old rivals lifted the visitors provisionally to fifth place (sixth after GW 20) with 31 points, while Leeds remain 16th on 22 points.

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Amorim bristled at questions about his job security on Sunday, delivering a defiant message that he came to Manchester United as a manager with full authority and not merely a coach taking orders. The 40-year-old cut off reporters with a sharp rebuke about "selective information" before launching into an emphatic defence of his position. "I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United, and that is clear," a visibly frustrated Amorim said. Here are five quotes from the Manchester United gaffer's media interaction on Sunday:

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  • "I know that my name is not Tuchel, is not Conte, is not Mourinho, but I'm the manager of Manchester United. It's going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decided to change. That was my point. I want to finish with that. I'm not going to quit. I will do my job until other guy is coming here to replace me.
  • "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." 

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  • "If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticises of everything, we need to change the club. I would say that I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach. Every department, the scouting department, the sport director needs to do their job. I will do mine for 18 months and then we move on. Thank you, guys."
  • "He (Benjamin Sesko) is really aggressive when the ball goes to the side. He's really aggressive when he has to fight for the first ball. Of course, when you look at the game of a striker, if you miss chances, they will say that the player did everything wrong. I don't agree. I think the right position. He just need to score one and then all the weight that he has on top of him is going to disappear and he's going to be better."
  • On Leeds game: "We controlled more the possession, the connection, the position of the players. I think they were in the better positions to play, and that can show in the way we played. We had more chances than the opponent to score, but we need to not to think about the next one."

(Quotes via: Manchester Evening)

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