Head coach Ruben Amorim increasingly appears to be the latest victim of United's culture of doom after overseeing an eighth defeat in 14 league games at Tottenham last weekend, in a scrappy contest that must have been one of the lowest-quality meetings between the two great clubs in decades.

Manchester United have endured a torrid time under their new leadership, with a bold decision to sack Erik ten Hag and appoint Ruben Amorim in November 2024 failing to bear fruit so far - and while some United fans in the Manchester Evening News comments section can see a world where he doesn't last his contract,

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has only been in charge for 21 games – but an “early divorce” is on the cards already.The former midfielder left a title-winning Sporting team in his native Lisbon in November to replace the outgoing Erik ten Hag,