Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Ruben Amorim's comments leading up to and post the draw against Leeds United are the reason he has been relieved of his duties. Two managers now, [Enzo] Maresca at Chelsea and now Amorim at Manchester United have spoken out against the hierarchy and have been sacked immediately. "I saw his last two press conferences, and I was sitting there thinking something's not right here. "This guy, one of his best traits and most likeable things about him has always been his ability to be quite punchy in his press conferences, upbeat and he had quite a jovial way about himself in those press conferences. The last two press conferences that he did looked depressing."

Source: BBC January 05, 2026 16:07 UTC