Overview
- United dismissed Ruben Amorim on Monday after judging there were insufficient signs of progress, according to multiple reports.
- Reporting attributes the rupture to disputes over formations, playing style and January transfer plans, with denials of formal power struggles.
- The club will continue to appoint a head coach under a collective decision-making framework without a recruitment veto.
- Accounts of the 2024 hiring process describe multiple interview stages and a reported delay to meet Sir Jim Ratcliffe because he was off cycling.
- Analysis of the previous search notes how the final choice diverged from early shortlists, with Omar Berrada influential and Jason Wilcox a central voice alongside rising recruiter Christopher Vivell.