It is now \u2018when and not if\u2019 Man Utd will sack Ruben Amorim after the Red Devils hierarchy requested a change of formation in a meeting, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Red Devils have started this season in very similar fashion to last campaign with Amorim\u2019s side currently sitting 14th in the Premier League table, one place higher than last term.<\/p>\n
After losing the Manchester Derby a couple of weeks ago, Man Utd bounced back by beating Chelsea 2-1 but their inconsistency showed once again by losing 3-1 to Brentford over the weekend.<\/p>\n
With Amorim making little progress at Man Utd, INEOS are now reportedly looking at other managers with Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler \u2018under consideration\u2019<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n BBC Sport journalist\u00a0Simon Stone insisted earlier this week<\/strong><\/a> that Sir Jim Ratcliffe is \u2018backing\u2019 Amorim and rumours Man Utd are lining up his replacement<\/strong><\/a> have been \u2018dismissed\u2019 by Red Devils officials.<\/p>\n But now a respected X account run by \u2018five elite reporters\u2019 has claimed that Amorim has been asked to change his formation to a 4-3-3, which hasn\u2019t gone down well with the Man Utd head coach.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0Big Midweek: Maresca v Mourinho, Barcelona v PSG, Konate v Osimhen and batsh*t Frankfurt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The account wrote on X<\/a>: \u2018Exclusive : Formation request & sacked. According to sources at Manchester United Ruben Amorim was called in by the bosses at @ManUtd for urgent meeting.<\/p>\n \u2018The manager has been asked to change the formation to 4-3-3. Ruben Amorim was left speechless with the formation request. Certain #mufc officials believe the manager is to get sacked is now WHEN & not IF at this stage.\u2019<\/p>\n And an exclusive from Centre Devils has revealed that<\/a> Amorim has been internally described as a \u2018lonely man\u2019 in and around the training ground.<\/p>\n The report adds:\u00a0\u2018In training, he often walks away from the team and after losses he sometimes sits on his own and doesn\u2019t speak to anyone.<\/p>\n \u2018One source feels the job has broken him mentally and he looks like a ghost of his former self from when he first joined.\u2019<\/p>\n MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong> Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has described the appointment of Amorim as a \u201cdisaster\u201d and reckons Man Utd should move on from him as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n Premier League table since Ruben Amorim was appointed:<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49 The Premier League XI Man Utd will ruin after signing them for way too much next summer<\/strong><\/a>
\ud83d\udc49 Premier League winners and losers: Arsenal, Amorim, Palace, Forest, Sunderland, Maresca, Buendia<\/strong><\/a>
\ud83d\udc49 Ranking \u00a3113.2m worth of summer signings by how desperate new clubs should be to debut them<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n