Overview

• The Sky Sports pundit said both club and coach should “shake hands and move on,” calling the situation untenable.
• Manchester United sit 14th after the Brentford defeat, with 34 points from Amorim’s 33 games in charge.
• Carragher argued the £200m summer outlay on Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko could fit a back four under a different manager and contend for European places.
• He suggested the hierarchy are reluctant to act because they do not want to acknowledge another mistake in their decision-making.
• Tabloid reporting claims the club has no successor lined up and has carried unconfirmed suggestions that Amorim previously offered to resign.