It remains to be seen if Amorim's comments following the game at Elland Road has created a 'him or me' situation.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe assembled a team of highly-paid executives to lead the club out of footballing decline but that team has dwindled in number and has made no significant improvements

RUBEN AMORIM has sensationally suggested he could leave Manchester United in 18 months during an astonishing attack on the club hierarchy. United have won three of their past 11 games but they

Manchester United fans will not look back on Ruben Amorim's time in charge with fondness but journalists and content creators will miss the coach as his press conferences were never short on drama

Reports from behind the scenes at Manchester United suggest Ruben Amorim had a heated confrontation with Lisandro Martinez in December

Amorim's first game in charge ended in a 1-1 draw away to Ipswich Town on November 11. Marcus Rashford scored in the second minute, but Omari Hutchinson equalised for the hosts. United lined up in a 3-4-3. Four days later, they beat Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League to give Amorim his first win.

Shearer believes Amorim’s rant may have come after being instructed to move away from his 3-4-3 system – advice the Portuguese followed against Newcastle, before reverting to type at Leeds.