Paul Scholes has been vindicated in his criticism of Ruben Amorim after the Portuguese manager was sacked by Manchester United. The former midfielder had warned in an eight-word statement: "I don't think this manager gets this club."
Amorim, 40, was dismissed following a 1-1 draw away to Leeds United, which proved to be his final match in charge. Despite the team sitting sixth in the Premier League, just three points off the top four, his tenure ended after a poor run of results.
Speaking on the Good, the Bad and the Football podcast, Scholes elaborated: "I just don't think he's the right man. Man United is about risk and entertainment... Having fans on the edge of their seat, ready to go, wingers who beat people, shots on goal, bits of skills. There's nothing there."
Amorim leaves with the poorest win rate of any United manager in the Premier League era, securing victory in just 31.9% of his fixtures (15 wins, 13 draws, 19 defeats). That compares unfavourably with interim boss Ralf Rangnick (41.7%) and predecessor Erik ten Hag (51.8%).
Scholes also criticised the club's hierarchy for appointing Amorim in the first place, saying: "They've got Omar Berrada, they've got Jason Wilcox... They're not Man Utd, they don't have a clue what it's like to buy a Manchester United player, to bring a Manchester United manager in."
