Having given Amorim<\/a> significant funds to strengthen his side and fit in with his preferred 3-4-2-1 formation, the club will have hoped for a rapid improvement once this season got underway.<\/p>\n Instead, and having now been in charge of the club for 49 matches, the 40-year-old has overseen just 18 wins in that time, giving him a woeful 36.73 win percentage ratio \u2013 the worst posted by any manager at Old Trafford since World War II.<\/p>\n After Saturday\u2019s dreadful 3-1 defeat at Brentford, United find themselves a lowly 14th in the table and showing no signs of immediate improvement under the former Sporting CP coach, leading to increased speculation that he could soon be facing the sack.<\/p>\n However, while the club continues to hold off on axing the manager just yet, instead waiting to see if results will improve, they are understood to be looking into potential replacements.<\/p>\n To that end, reports on Sunday claimed United had shortlisted three names to succeed the under-fire Amorim<\/a> in the hotseat.<\/p>\n According to The Sun\u2019s Samuel Luckhurst, that list features managers all currently working in the Premier League, with\u00a0Fabian Hurzeler, Oliver Glasner and Andoni Iraola all on their wishlist.<\/p>\n Of those three names, though, it is one of them that stands out for a very obvious reason and with Ratcliffe now learning of the tempting conditions that present them with a golden opportunity to land on an elite successor\u2026<\/p>\n DON\u2019T MISS<\/strong>\u00a0Three reasons why Ruben Amorim has to be sacked by Man Utd after Brentford defeat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Man Utd make Amorim decision \u2013 but Iraola opportunity opens up<\/strong><\/p>\n As confirmed by Luckhurst and backed up by the Daily Mail\u2019s Chris Wheeler, United\u2019s board have no immediate plans to axe the manager and plan to, as things stand, reserve judgement until the end of the season.<\/p>\n Despite that, and while acknowledging he is safe for now, Dean Jones wrote for TEAMtalk earlier this month that Amorim is doing himself no favours by\u00a0continuing to show public negativity towards his role and United\u2019s struggles, with his recent outburst following the Carabao Cup exit at Grimsby Town, in which he stated he felt like quitting, not going down well at the club.<\/p>\n Furthermore, as Luckhurst notes, the club wants to delay any decision before deciding if Amorim is the right man to restore the club to elite status despite a frustration that results have not quickly improved so far this season.<\/p>\n Amorim is also supported by the club\u2019s director of football, Jason Wilcox, who, a report on Sunday revealed, is \u2018keen to see Amorim succeed\u2019 at Old Trafford<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite that, successors are being looked at and it seems United\u2019s board have been alerted to the possibility of landing one of them \u2013 and without paying a penny in compensation.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s because the contract of Iraola<\/a> at Bournemouth is currently due to expire at the end of the current season, with the\u00a0two-year arrangement he signed at the Vitality Stadium ending in June 2026.<\/p>\n The Spaniard has done a stellar job since taking charge of the south coast club, with Saturday\u2019s last-ditch draw at Leeds lifting the Cherries up to sixth in the table, having suffered just one defeat \u2013 at champions Liverpool on the opening weekend \u2013 so far this season.<\/p>\n Understandably, Bournemouth would love to tie the 43-year-old down to a new deal and talks are understood to have taken place over an extension to that deal.<\/p>\n But while it remains unsigned and with him effectively becoming a free agent next summer, United know they would be foolish not to look into the possibility of landing one of the highest-rated coaches around without having to pay a penny.<\/p>\n What the pundits are saying about Amorim\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Unfortunately for Amorim, the heat will continue to face him until United go about an improved run of form.<\/p>\n Sadly, a number of pundits just don\u2019t see where or how that will happen, with question marks over both his temperament and system consistently being raised.<\/p>\n Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville told\u00a0NBC Sports\u2019\u00a0Rebecca Lowe: \u201cI am very worried, Rebecca; there is no point in me sitting here and saying I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n \u201cThe levels of performance, the results and the substitutions yesterday. I saw something at the end of the Grimsby game that they lost in the Carabao Cup a couple of weeks ago, which was Mason Mount\u00a0ending up at left wing-back.<\/p>\n \u201cWe admire managers who are stubborn and resilient around their system, we want them to stick to their plan, but when you have Mason Mount playing at left-back, you are going to look pretty stupid.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has happened twice now and it can\u2019t happen. The first time I thought it was unforgivable and yesterday it happened again.<\/p>\n \u201cHe changes his back three and his back five every single game and the performances and the results are just unacceptable.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really, really worried. I would never go on television, as I know how difficult a manager\u2019s job can be, and say a manager should be sacked, but I suspect the hierarchy at Manchester United\u00a0are going to want to see a turnaround.\u201d<\/p>\n Those views are also echoed by Alan Shearer, when speaking on Match of the Day: \u201cRuben Amorim is under massive pressure.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the hierarchy have made so many errors since coming to the club, they can\u2019t be seen to have made another in appointing this manager. I think he is very fortunate.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown noted: \u201cThey don\u2019t look good enough. You then look at it and he only has a win percentage 1% more than Graham Potter, who has been sacked. How is he still in the job?<\/p>\n \u201cIf he was 12 months after Ferguson, this would have been done weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n Ashley Williams, who played for Everton and Wales in his career, has openly called for the Red Devils to sack Amorim.<\/p>\n Williams said on\u00a0BBC Final Score: \u201cI don\u2019t want to say they change manager, but how long can this continue? It seems to be every week that we\u2019re talking about it.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a fan of managers who have a style and stick to it. That isn\u2019t working. You have to adapt.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t see where Manchester United go with this unless they change manager.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Man Utd news: Baleba fee sees Plan B identified; new goalkeeper targeted<\/strong><\/p>\n Meanwhile,\u00a0United have set their sights on a January move for an Atletico Madrid star<\/a>, with a huge price tag putting them off signing the player they want most in Brighton\u2019s Carlos Baleba, per reports.<\/p>\n The United hierarchy also want another change in the goalkeeping department after another failure to keep a clean sheet at the Gtech Stadium.<\/p>\n
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