Manchester United part ways with Ruben Amorim after troubled spell

Goal reports that the 20-time champions Manchester United announced on Monday morning that Ruben Amorim has "departed his role as head coach", saying the decision was "reluctantly" made to "give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish".

The piece notes United sit sixth and are three points off Liverpool in fourth after finishing 15th last season, but that Amorim had won only one of his previous five league games. His time in charge was described as being characterised by almost constant disappointment, with critics pointing to a stubborn tactical approach, bizarre substitutions and public frustration after a 1-1 draw at Leeds.

The article catalogues a run of low points under Amorim, topped by an "utterly humiliating" Carabao Cup shootout defeat at Grimsby Town and the Bilbao loss dubbed "El Crapico", and records that he leaves with the lowest win ratio of any United manager in the Premier League era (32%).

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