The latest Manchester United news as Ruben Amorim’s future at Old Trafford comes under scrutiny.
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Gareth Southgate has emerged as a potential candidate to replace Ruben Amorim(Image: PA)
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Manchester United have reportedly not approached former England coach Gareth Southgate, despite his emergence as a potential candidate to replace Ruben Amorim at the helm.
Despite beating Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford 10 days ago, United were unable to build momentum, suffering a setback with a 3-1 defeat at Brentford last weekend. Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal for the club while Bruno Fernandes missed his penalty following a bizarre decision not to show Brentford's Nathan Collins a red card.
Over the weekend, talkSPORT reported that Southgate had emerged as one of three names on United's shortlist to potentially replace Amorim. The radio station also claimed that Sir Jim Ratcliffe had been in contact with the England manager in recent weeks.
However, Fabrizio Romano has dismissed those claims, offering his own verdict in an online update. "I'm not aware of any meeting," he said on his YouTube channel.
"I'm not aware of any direct contact. I'm not aware of any negotiation. I told you yesterday that the relationship between people at Ineos is very good with Gareth Southgate, and that's why we have links. But at the moment, I'm not aware of a concrete negotiation.
"I'm not aware of any proposal. I'm not aware of Manchester United going around and telling managers, Southgate or anyone else, like we want you to be the new boss."
Evidently, Romano has not ruled out a departure for Amorim. The Manchester Evening News previously reported that the Portuguese manager still has the backing of the club.
"Man United are still respecting their manager," Romano added. "Ruben Amorim is still waiting to see an improvement that's really needed, starting from the next game, probably.
"So, that can be too long for sure. So, the situation of Ruben Amorim remains one to watch for sure. I'm not here saying that Amorim is absolutely safe. Amorim’s job is not absolutely safe in this moment because they need to perform in a different way because Man United want to see results.
"But it doesn't mean that Manchester United have met with Southgate or already started the process to appoint Gareth Southgate as new boss. So let's wait. Let's see what happens. But for sure, the next games will be important for Ruben Amorim."
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