Ruben Amorim ‘will be sacked within six months’ as scathing attack launched on ex-Man United boss

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Alex Crook brutally labelled Ruben Amorim the worst Manchester United manager of the post-Alex Ferguson era in a scathing rant.The Portuguese was sacked as Red Devils head coach in January after a difficult 14-month tenure at Old Trafford, and has since taken charge of Italian giants AC Milan.Amorim’s time at Old Trafford came to an end in January after a poor run of form and criticism of the boardAFPWith United paying a huge £9.2million to buy Amorim out of his contract at Sporting Lisbon when they appointed him in November 2024, huge things were expected from his reign.But the 41-year-old’s time in charge quickly turned into a nightmare, as he oversaw a number of historic new lows.He managed just 24 wins in his 63 games in charge across all competitions, registering a 38.1 per cent win rate – the worst of any United manager since legendary manager Ferguson’s exit in 2013. In his first season at Old Trafford, the Red Devils finished a record-low 16th-in the Premier League, as well as losing in the Europa League final to Tottenham.While Amorim’s side fared better in the first half of last season – sitting seventh at the time of his sacking – his shortcomings were highlighted when Michael Carrick took over in January and guided the team to a third-place finish.‘He isn’t very good’Eight months on from his sacking at Old Trafford, Amorim was reunited with his old team on Saturday, with his AC Milan side currently taking on Man United in their final pre-season friendly in Wroclaw, Poland.But the Portuguese already finds himself under the cosh in his new job, having failed to win so far in pre-season – including a recent 3-0 loss to Chelsea – sparking early fears he could be sacked.And talkSPORT’s Chief Football Correspondent and huge United fan Alex Crook was quick to tear into Amorim ahead of his reunion with his old team, insisting he hasn’t learnt from his mistakes at Old Trafford as he highlighted his refusal to change tactics.Speaking on talkSPORT, he began: ”It’s reassuring to see that he played a back three in that friendly [against Chelsea]. Leopards never change their spots. “And actually, even his terminology was the same. He said after the game: ‘We knew we’d have to suffer’. Amorim was in the opposite dugout as his AC Milan side took on Man United in pre-seasonGettyMichael Carrick has since overseen a huge upturn in fortunes at Old Trafford, as well as reviving players such as Kobbie MainooGetty“And he used that word, didn’t he, when he first came into United? He warned Manchester United fans that they would have to suffer.“Well, congratulations. We did suffer watching your terrible football. Getting knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby. That abomination of a Europa League final. “He will not last six months at Milan because he isn’t very good.”While Crook insisted Amorim’s tenure at Milan will end the same as his Man United reign, his co-host Sam Matterface took a different view.On United’s progress last season, Matterface pointed out: “The fact that they got 71 points last season – he did get 30 of them. But Crook quickly dismissed this, firing back: “Well done. How many more could they have had?”As well as overseeing a challenging period in terms of results, Amorim notably fell out with Marcus Rashford during his Old Trafford tenureGettyCrook: Amorim looked like he ‘won a raffle’Continuing to slate Amorim for his time at United, Crook brutally labelled him the club’s worst manager of the post-Ferguson era.He blasted the current Milan boss’ in-game management, pointing to a 1-0 home defeat against 10-man Everton last November.Crook argued: “United have had a lot of managers since Sir Alex Ferguson left the football club, and this fella is far and away the worst manager they’ve had. “I say that Everton game. Against 10 men, Everton have got two strikers who never score a goal, and he brings on Mason Mount as a wing-back because he doesn’t want to change the system.”While Crook piled into Amorim, co-host Matterface chose to highlight the progress made since Carrick first took charge on an interim basis.The talkSPORT pundit said of United’s new permanent boss: “He gets it. He knows where Manchester United should be. Ruben Amorim was appoitned AC Milan boss in June, six months after being sacked by Man UnitedGetty“And he knows that they’re probably not going to win the league this season.“You’ve got to keep trying to improve all the time. That obviously comes with pressure as well, doesn’t it? Because he’s putting himself under pressure. And the fact that he’s got to try and equal or better what happened last season.”Aiming one last dig at Amorim, Crook chimed in: “Whereas his predecessor looked like he won a raffle to be Manchester United manager!”