Overview

• Sir Jim Ratcliffe told The Business podcast he will judge Ruben Amorim over three years and warned against knee-jerk decisions.
• Ratcliffe said a directive from the Glazer family to dismiss the head coach is “not going to happen,” underscoring his control of football operations.
• Amorim remains under scrutiny after last season’s 15th-place finish and a shock League Cup defeat to Grimsby, with United 10th after seven league games despite a 2-0 win over Sunderland.
• United spent more than £200 million in the summer on recruits including Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and goalkeeper Senne Lammens, but results have been inconsistent.
• Turki Al-Sheikh’s social post about advanced talks with a new investor has fueled takeover speculation that club sources have not confirmed, as pundits float Diego Simeone and Eddie Howe as hypothetical successors.