Ruben Amorim's sacking by Manchester United is going to cost the club a pretty penny, and it's all because of their stupid decision to appoint him in the first place. The bloke was never good enough for the job, and now the Red Devils are paying the price for their mistake.
Amorim was brought in to replace Erik ten Hag in November 2024, but he's been a complete and utter failure. In the 14 months since he took over, United have gone from bad to worse, and now they're sitting in sixth place in the Premier League. It's a disgrace, and the board should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen.
How much did Ruben Amorim cost United?
The Red Devils paid Sporting Lisbon £9.5million to bring Amorim to Old Trafford, and they've been paying him £6.7million a year ever since. Now that he's been sacked, they're going to have to pay him another £10.05million on top of the £7.8million he's already earned. That's a total of £27.35million for a manager who has won just 25 of his 63 matches in charge. It's a joke, and the United fans deserve better.
Ruben Amorim's United record
Amorim's record at United is the worst of any manager since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. He's won just 39.7% of his matches, which is even worse than Alan Pardew, Chris Coleman and Bruno Lage. It's a disgrace, and the United fans deserve better.
United have had six different permanent managers since Ferguson left, and none of them have been good enough. David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ten Hag all won more than half of their matches in charge, but Amorim has been a complete and utter failure. He's the worst of the lot, and the United fans deserve better.
Last season's 15th place finish was United's lowest for 35 years, and their tally of 42 points was their worst in the top-flight since suffering relegation in the 1973/74 season. Defeat in the Europa League final to Tottenham in May confirmed a first failure to qualify for Europe for 11 years, and it was also the first time in three seasons that United did not win a trophy. It's a disgrace, and the United fans deserve better.
