Overview

• United have won two of their first six league games, sit 14th in the table and suffered a shock Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby.
• Saturday’s visit of fifth‑placed Sunderland is being framed by media as a key juncture for Amorim after a 3-1 defeat at Brentford.
• Multiple reports say United are monitoring successors, with Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola and Fabian Hurzeler linked and Michael Carrick named as a caretaker possibility.
• Carrick has taken a new role as a UEFA technical observer, adding profile as speculation grows about an interim return.
• Local reporting indicates the hierarchy is not currently planning to sack Amorim, while unconfirmed media claims point to a November 11 compensation cut-off that could influence any timing.