No matter who is appointed Manchester United caretaker manager until the end of the season, Darren Fletcher has emerged as one of the big winners from a week of turmoil at Old Trafford. Fletcher stepped up from his day-to-day role as United's under-18s coach to replace Ruben Amorim for the games against Burnley and Brighton. The former United and Scotland midfielder is adamant he has looked no further than that and is relaxed about what comes next. I think about the job that I've got in hand, so it wasn't something that was on my radar at all. These were elements of the elusive DNA United had been searching for - and still are in the wake of Amorim's exit.

Source: BBC January 11, 2026 05:04 UTC