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06 Jan 2026 19:06:44
But Telegraph Sport revealed on Monday morning that United’s hierarchy took the decision to dismiss Amorim before Sunday’s draw with Leeds United after the manager “lost it” with Wilcox on Friday morning.
Wilcox had intended the meeting to be a chance to discuss the evolution of the team but when the subject of Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system – to which he has been wedded – was raised the Portuguese “blew up”, according to sources.
Sources said Amorim’s behaviour had grown increasingly erratic in recent weeks and felt his public outbursts, in which he suggested he was being undermined and hinted at a power struggle with Wilcox and the board, were designed to engineer an exit.
1.) 07 Jan 2026 12:46:19
I hope I am wrong but I think after Amorim had players wanting to play for the club and the team behind him, this is meddling from the board in exactly what Amorim Was employed to do, which is coach the team. That includes setting the formation and style of play. It was coming and we were progressing.
The fallout is clearly over the board changing goalposts from Europe to being Champions League, trying to change the 3 year narrative without the extra investment. It's a rubbish show and this is a disastrous decision and we are back to square 1 yet again.
Look how many players have come out in support of Amorim and clarifying they saw him as their boss and leader. An absolutely terrible ego driven decision based on someone reacting emotionally to being doubted within and abused by Wlcox who openly admits to interfering and believing he's a bteer coach.
This is dreadfully short sighted and utterly incompetent.
2.) 07 Jan 2026 17:19:15
The DOF is perfectly entitled to question what's happening on the pitch without the coach throwing all his toys out of the pram. Rather than act as many of our players have done by going public the correct approach would have been either to arrange for discussions with the rest of the management team, and/or if there were indeed genuine tensions between Wilcox and his colleagues, to let that play out.
In tense situations tensions are quite normal as are disagreements. Mature individuals try to negotiate through them. After all, getting into the Champions League ought to have been the priority not just for the club but also Amorim since doing so would provide more funds for the rebuild. If that required a short term modification of approach a reasonable individual should at least consider being less rigid.
3.) 09 Jan 2026 14:08:03
In truth wilcock must resign. he's a rat like Radcliffe and his pathetic ego has dumped utd into chaos.
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10 Feb 2026 09:33:53
{Ed's Note - newnameoldideas has posted a new article entitled, United Look Revived After a Quick Reset
04 Feb 2026 16:48:26
Just saw a video of Dalot's tiny little daughter dribbling the ball into the goal at OT. Cute as anything. Better first touch and close control than her dad!
01 Feb 2026 17:40:00
An almost all too familiar experience today, giving up a "safe" lead. But the reaction this time was to go down and score another.
Perhaps Villa are starting to feel the weight of being required to play so much football. All of a sudden they look within range of us, Chelsea and Liverpool, both of which looked very good this weekend, if only for the second half in Chelsea's case. So, let's hope we can keep it going. We need to beat Spurs next weekend. Watching them against City they look lifeless.
Back to today's game. Fulham played excellent football at times. I thought we were marginally the better side but also that we were lucky to not concede more. Lammens had another good game. No chance with either goal and had some excellent reaction saves. It brings up a question. If Carrick doesn't get the job would you consider Marco Silva as a good replacement?
1.) 01 Feb 2026 19:02:11
Some people just work in certain environments. I’m a huge fan of Silva’s work at Fulham, but he’s exactly where he should be and sign a new deal there.
28 Jan 2026 17:22:23
Just looking at what's happening at Napoli. If they lose v Chelsea today they're out of the ECL for the season. They're experiencing a major slump in form with half the team out with injuries and are down to 4th in serie A. If they don't qualify for next year's ECL is Højlund's "formality" transfer all of a sudden in jeopardy? Then we have the possibility that Barcelona can't afford Rashford. And then there's Onana. Trabzonspor have no obligation to buy. 2 years left on his contract, maybe £20m in unamortized cost at the end of the season plus (like Rashford at £300k pw), he's seriously overpaid at £140k a week. Is he sellable? I would imagine the club would prefer Vitek back from Bristol City, and be able to offload Onana and Bayindir.
It's going to be a busy summer. Hopefully business gets done early. I would love to see all 3 gone and the club use its resources to build upon what looks like it could be very competitive squad. Yes, we need to out the last 2 weeks in perspective. Until we consistently beat "lesser" opponents we shouldn't get too excited.
1.) 28 Jan 2026 23:13:56
I would welcome Hoijlund back if we hadn't already got sesko. Rashford might still be good for the left of attack but I can see Barcelona pleading poverty and us selling him for peanuts.
2.) 29 Jan 2026 15:56:56
yh the OP is right, will be following Napolis results closely in the second half of the season, hopefully KDB and Lukaku can come back soon for them.
Watching them yesterday, it looks like a squad running on fumes and needs some players back asap.
3.) 29 Jan 2026 22:19:04
I’d take Hojlund back and he can fight it out with out only striker Sesko for the No9 slot.
As for Rash, not sure what he or we will do if the Barcelona move falls through. Has he done enough for them to want to keep him? They’re pretty blessed with attacking talent.
4.) 30 Jan 2026 09:53:42
Eric, I think Barcelona would prefer to sign Rashford, especially given Lewandowski won't be around for much longer. But there are still some serious financial constraints at the club, which.
5.) 30 Jan 2026 11:03:30
Barcelona will plead poverty in an attempt to get Rashford on another loan or lower price. they will then go and buy another player for more that they will struggle to register.
Rashford will likely try and apply pressure on us to make whatever deal they can do so he can stay there and I understand from his perspective. however it should be fair for us to generate a decent return on a player we have paid heavily for in salary.
I can imagine PSG having a look at him if it gets that far. so long as he does not come back.
6.) 31 Jan 2026 12:00:04
If they don't sign Højlund permanently then we will either sell him to someone else or keep him for another season to see how he can do as a rotation option/challenger to Sesko.
For me there were two problems with Højlund at United, the first being that he lacked experience, the second being that we changed managers whose style of play and demands he had for him didn't suit his skill set.
If he came back with another years experience of playing regularly for a top side in a top league then he'd bring that experience with him. While we have no idea who our manager will be or how he will want us to set up and play. Maybe Højlund is the ideal striker for him? Who knows.
26 Jan 2026 16:29:55
Has anybody mentioned how well Dorgu contorted his body to avoid handling the ball before his fantastic strike? I bet 9 out of 10 players would not have managed to do that. Dorgu has come in for some criticism - to begin with he was running around like a chicken with his head cut off - but clearly is now beginning to show that he was an astute purchase in any system.
Maguire and Shaw, both much maligned, once again silencing the critics with assured mature performances.
The last two games have been great, but as many have pointed out, we need to start beating the nominally lesser teams. ECL qualification is now an expectation rather than an idle fancy. The difference to the club going forward will be immense in financial terms, allowing us extra funds, and making the us more appealing to top players.
Firing Amorim was a big and embarrassing reversal, but if we end up in the ECL, we'll look back on the decision as a really good and brave one.
1.) 26 Jan 2026 18:07:33
Ballon d’Orgu had a great game and is now showing his worth. I hope his injury is minor.
2.) 26 Jan 2026 18:33:07
Spot on, can't believe I am saying this but Harry Maguire was, by far, the best Centre Back on the pitch yesterday and to be fair his performances over recent month's have been of an impressive standard. The issue, of course, if you are playing a much higher defensive line he is going to be caught with his lack of mobility and pace.
This weekend for instance against Fulham, who I suspect will sit much deeper than City and Arsenal thus requiring us to adopt a much higher line could be problematic. Not sure MC will change anything but a good argument could be put forward for Ayden Heaven or Leny Yoro to come into the side to bring some of that needed pace. Would still be happy for HM to get a new deal (reduced terms) could still do a good job in the right games.
Agree about Shaw, he has been excellent all season, both as a Centre Back and Full Back. Obviously fitness will be the issue of concern for him.
What has pleased me over the last 2 games, possibly more than the results, has been the wins were no smash and grab jobs but we went toe to toe, face to face with them and beat them purely by playing better than them. This, is very encouraging going forward.
Don't know if you have seen the comments from Arsene Wenger following the game, but they seem pretty damning to me as to what he thinks of their tactics-
''I would say the goals scored on both sides illustrated a little bit the way the two teams played. Man United built up well and had good cohesion, and Arsenal's goals were decided more by power and fighting on the corner for the second, for example, and the first goal too — it was not clean play.
They gave everything, Arsenal, but they lacked a bit of patience and technical cohesion, which Man United had. I think there is something going on in this Man United team between the way they beat Man City and they beat Arsenal today. The way they played was very convincing.
When Arsenal came back to 2-2, usually it's the home team that wins the game. And they found the resources again to score the third goal and to win 3-2 away from home in a top level game.
So I must congratulate Carrick, he has created something. "
Wow, he praises us and makes clear he is fed up of Arteta ball and their fouling and manhandling of players and goalkeepers on corners which are meant to cause chaos and allow them to physically dominate and score a goal. Not sure that epitomises the style and philosophy of Wenger!
Finally, disappointed with Keane, his comments were clearly entirely personal and had no basis in football achievement or abilities, fancy him bearing a long term grudge! You should be better than that Keano.
{Ed025's Note - to be fair to Slab head IWOTB he has played well the last 2 games, you need to keep him in the side if only to keep the useless Yoro and Heaven out of it imo mate
3.) 26 Jan 2026 19:27:34
Yoro and Heaven are young, and they're probably both more suited to playing in a. back 4. Hopefully they will develop. Yoro doesn't have the speed or the physique to play in a back 3. Having him have to come out to contain fast wingers cost us dearly. I put that down to Amorim's intransigence. He was thrown to the wolves. It destroyed his confidence and his performances suffered.
Amorim simply refused to compensate for the injuries to Maguire and de Ligt by changing the system, which would have put less pressure on Casemiro (who played a whole game yesterday), and enabled him to push Bruno further forward as Carrick has done. But then Amorim didn't want Mainoo, and moving Bruno forward would have meant bringing Mainoo back into the picture.
4.) 26 Jan 2026 19:29:19
Not a fan then ed of two young lads?
I thought heaven has looked good but Amorims set up didn't favour either of them. Exposed them if anything. But they're very young in a poor performing united team.
{Ed025's Note - they are young so i wont write them off just yet Angel, but what i have seen of them they will have to improve greatly if they are to be considered good enough for a top team mate..
5.) 26 Jan 2026 21:30:39
Both going to be good players IMO. Heaven looks a bit ahead of Yoro for me, so calm on the ball. Yoro has got caught out a little with runners cutting in on him, but earlier in the season. - when he had De Ligt next to him - he looked better.
Difficult to look strong with Dalot or Amad playing wing back next to you and a constantly changing back line.
6.) 26 Jan 2026 21:33:16
Ed25
I actually think Heaven is far better than you are making out there.
{Ed025's Note - he is weak Red Man and positionally very green, mark my words mate he is poor...but young so has time to improve i suppose..
7.) 26 Jan 2026 23:10:32
Heaven has been really impressive to me, unsure about him being weak, hasn’t looked weak at all, and positionally in a 3 won’t really matter anymore as he will be playing in a back 4 so hopefully that’s ironed out. As said above, looks slightly ahead of Yoro but 2 very young lads who will improve.
8.) 27 Jan 2026 21:34:52
I think they have both done well in a difficult time and with a poor set up that was constantly changing. Heaven has looked really good for his age, Yoro looks to have lost some confidence but he looked really promising before in a back 4. I'm glad we have them both, they'll come good.
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01 Feb 2026 18:50:06
It's well recognized at Barcelona that Rashford is not a good defensive player. They want to keep him notwithstanding. The EPL is a different place. Every player has to put in a competent defensive shift when required.
Look at Amad today. He worked really hard supporting Dalot and Mazraoui. Rashford costs us £15m a year, Zirkzee maybe £12m a year. Which would we prefer? I'd probably go with Rashford, but ideally I'd like to see both of them move on.
30 Jan 2026 19:46:19
He's played much better in a defined RB position since Amorim left. He's been sprinting out quickly to mark his winger. He's been aided by a second man, either a midfielder or the winger cutting off the spaces in front of the goal. Depends on who else needs buying but there would be a good case to keep Dalot (26) and Mazraoui (28) unless a really good offer comes in and the replacement is not going to cost an arm and a leg.
He's costing us £3.5m a year. A new established quality RB would cost us £30m+ and at least the same salary on top of that. so £10m a year inc amortization. 1st priorities will be replacing Casemiro and Ugarte, looking for a back up for Shaw, and a secondary striker to replace Zirkzee.
07 Jan 2026 17:19:15
The DOF is perfectly entitled to question what's happening on the pitch without the coach throwing all his toys out of the pram. Rather than act as many of our players have done by going public the correct approach would have been either to arrange for discussions with the rest of the management team, and/or if there were indeed genuine tensions between Wilcox and his colleagues, to let that play out.
In tense situations tensions are quite normal as are disagreements. Mature individuals try to negotiate through them. After all, getting into the Champions League ought to have been the priority not just for the club but also Amorim since doing so would provide more funds for the rebuild. If that required a short term modification of approach a reasonable individual should at least consider being less rigid.
27 Nov 2025 20:31:13
You mean the 10 men Everton team that had 2 shots, one of which was on target and which got a deflection to beat the goalkeeper?
26 Nov 2025 20:43:26
£25m for a 17 year old from a mid level Dutch team who isn't going to solve any of our current issues? It could be good long term business but could equally well be a bust.
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16 Feb 2026 17:18:49
He was played out of position for us. The McFred partnership simply wasn't good enough. In his final season he played attacking midfield more where he did well and scored important goals with some consistency. At the time he was sold it didn't seem it was that bad an idea, and we needed the dosh. If we'd kept him we could probably have avoided buying Zikzee.
{Ed025's Note - and what a bonus that would of been mate..
12 Feb 2026 21:55:13
I don't think the surrounding area is right. We used to have a foundry and engineering shop on Trafford Park Road. I was there every working day for 7-8 years, albeit I'm now a senile old geyser whose memory may be shot. Something looks back to front.
11 Feb 2026 13:37:26
Martinez stood virtually still rather than going out to try and tackle or at least prevent the cross. He was absolutely at fault.
11 Feb 2026 01:02:47
Shaw didn't do well in the first instance either. Couldn't deal with the high ball and then took himself out of the play with a missed tackle.
Yoro made two saving tackles. Kept us in the game. Sesko's finish was superb. Kobbie played really well. Mbuemo and Amad couldn't find any space. We'll have the same issue against Everton.
08 Feb 2026 14:54:30
The club took a step last summer after appointing RA as head coach rather than manager towards moving the primary responsibility for acquisitions to the back room. I think it would be fair to say it was the best summer window we've had in a long time. So I expect that approach to continue and would imagine they're already hard at work planning their strategy and making enquiries as to interest and availability for the upcoming window. Of course much will depend on whether we have European football. The club will have more money at its disposal, ambitious players will have a chance to shine on the top stage, existing players as well as new ones will be on bonuses.
If we can succeed on the pitch and we can finally get a longer term coach in place then I would expect him to get more input and authority regarding transfers as he establishes himself. Good managers make the best of their squads. RA was so wedded to his system that he was unable to achieve that primary goal. He left, but instead of departing and leaving a squad of misfits behind, the new coach/manager will inherit some very good players. not necessarily ones that were top of RA's list.