Ruben Amorim has hit back at suggestions he may not have full control at Manchester United and sensationally claimed that he joined the club to be their manager, not their head coach.Asked whether he still feels he has the backing of the club’s board at the end of his press conference following Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Leeds, Amorim was keen to clarify his role at the club having recently hinted at friction behind the scenes over transfers and tactics.
“I notice that you receive selective information about everything,” he said in his press conference.
“I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United. That is clear.
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“I know that my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, it’s not [Jose] Mourinho, it’s not [Antonio] Conte, but I’m the manager of Manchester United and it’s going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change.
“I’m not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me.
“I just want to say 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.”If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticisms of everything, we need to change the club.”I just want to say that I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not just the coach. Every department – the scouting department, the sport director – needs to do their job for 18 months, then we move on.”More to follow…
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2026-01-04 15:30:00
