The words, "It's Carrick, you know, it's hard to believe it's not Scholes" reverberated around Old Trafford during Manchester United's stunning 2-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday, and watching the Red Devils tear into their local rivals with gusto while putting the ball in the net five times,

Former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister has shared his thoughts on why Ruben Amorim’s time at Old Trafford came to an abrupt end, pointing to tactical stubbornness, defensive instability,

One reason for the continued expectation on the shoulders of Amorim was United’s hefty transfer spend. For all the cost-cutting elsewhere, funding for new players has been in spritely supply under Sir Jim Ratcliffe: over £500million has been spent on new players in less than two years of his involvement.

It is reported that Ruben Amorim was ready to resign a matter of days before Manchester United brought his testing 14-month spell as Red Devils boss to a close. Having struggled to make the desired impact at Old Trafford,

The 40-year-old manager spent 14 months in the top job, and saw his tenure end with a 1-1 draw against Leeds United on Sunday 4 January. | ITV News Granada

Amorim has won less than a third of his league games in the United hot seat, with his win rate of 31.9 percent considerably less than Rangnick’s 41.7 percent. His average of 1.23 points per game is also the worst of any United manager in the Premier League era.

Amorim's system didn’t work on paper, and often looked worse on the pitch. They looked completely lost for much of his 14 months in charge

Antonio Conte leveled a damning accusation against former Man United manager Ruben Amorim over the treatment of one of his players.