Richard Jolly: Manchester United were naive in assuming Ruben Amorim could just wave a magic wand
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim acknowledges the crowd at the final whistle after the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round loss to Fulham. Photo: Martin Rickett/PAAmong those at Old Trafford on Sunday was a manager sacked after his side hit rock bottom. No, not Ruben Amorim. Plymouth’s past and present were watching Man United, Miron Muslic the [...]
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim acknowledges the crowd at the final whistle after the Emirates FA Cup fifth-round loss to Fulham. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA
Among those at Old Trafford on Sunday was a manager sacked after his side hit rock bottom. No, not Ruben Amorim. Plymouth’s past and present were watching Man United, Miron Muslic the day after his side acquitted themselves well at Man City, Wayne Rooney pontificating on his old club.
Sacked with Argyle bottom of the Championship and possessing the worst defensive record in the country, a man who once said he wanted to manage Everton or United may be an expert on the gap between ambition and reality.