Manchester United have reportedly been given an ultimatum by one of their players over the future of struggling manager Ruben Amorim.
The Portuguese tactician’s future is in some doubt after a dire start to life at Old Trafford, with a fuller update on the situation in this exclusive Daily Briefing report here.
To make things worse for Amorim, it seems that Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo already has serious reservations about this project, and is determined to leave if the manager isn’t replaced.
That’s according to a report from Fichajes, which states that Mainoo has given up on things improving at United under Amorim.
Kobbie Mainoo wants out of Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United
It perhaps seems unlikely that United would sack a manager based on this kind of ultimatum from one player, but it is a sign of just how much the former Sporting Lisbon boss seems to have lost the dressing room.
It also surely means Mainoo will be coming to the end of his time with MUFC, following some strong speculation over his future during the summer.
This led to ESPN also reporting that the talented young England international could look again at trying to leave in January.
Would Kobbie Mainoo exit be for the best for everyone?
At this stage, it’s harder and harder to imagine Mainoo continuing at United.
When the atmosphere gets this toxic, it’s usually a long way back, so it might be for the best for all involved if he just leaves.
The 20-year-old could do better to fulfil his true potential if he tries reviving his career somewhere else, just as the likes of Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund have done with respective loan moves to Barcelona and Napoli this season.
Mainoo is surely good enough to get a move to a number of big clubs, so he doesn’t need to sit around and wait for United to sort themselves out.
I don’t think Kobbie said so, but if he says I’ll never support that. No player has the right to decide what happens to a coach.
Look at the pattern, Garnacho, Rashford, now Mainoo, 3 of the Academy generational talents destroyed by Amorim and his rhetoric regarding youth just does not stand up to scrutiny. Yes youth is a callow fellow and needs better management than Amorim is capable of. Why is a player having to say that, if he did? Ratcliffe his buying into youth yet he is blind as to what Amorim is doing. He seems to buy, buy, buy and forget about the youth coming through and what is more, aggravates those who have made it to a point of having to speak out.
This is exactly the problem with culture at the football club that Ineos and Amorim are trying to change. The culture of entitled players, over hyped young players who are inconsistent but coaches are forced to play them because they have built a following from funs.
If Kobbie wants to go, let him go else, let him fight to get into the team. There are plenty more better players in his position.
Did he tell you that then? LOL
Every players has the right to speak out, at his tender age and with the World Cup coming up he needs to be playing. He is much better that Ugarte who is given preferential treatment, so this again is down to personalities. How many United players from the Academy have been left marginalised by Amorim? There is a pattern and it seems to be going on with Mainoo. Make your own minds up, mine is in favour of keeping Mainoo and getting rid of Amorim before Chido, Lacey, Amas, JJ, Fredricson, Biancheri, Mantato etc are all gone through Amorim’s morale breaking ego.
LOL…running out of ideas so lets make some stuff up could be true…some might believe it…must be a Liverpool supporter journo lol
NO PLAYER IS BIGGER THAN THE CLUB…PUT UP OR SHUT UP AND LEAVE
no player is bigger then the club… put up or leave