'No-one was denying' - Burnley could be Ruben Amorim's last game in major Man United exit update from Portugal
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Ben Palmer
Fri 29 August 2025 18:46, UK
Ruben Amorim may quit Man United after their Premier League clash with Burnley on 30 August.
The Portuguese manager has been backed heavily in the transfer window, with more than £200million [transfermarkt] being spent on new attackers.
Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha joined Man United this summer, but none of that trio has had a significant positive impact for the club in a winless start to the season.
The trio were all involved in the Red Devils’ embarrassing penalty shootout loss to League Two side Grimsby on Wednesday, 27 August, with Mbeumo and Cunha missing their attempts, and Sesko being the last outfielder to take a penalty for Man United.
Amorim cut a forlorn figure against Grimsby and was caught on camera tinkering with a small magnetic tactic board on the bench, illustrating his difficulties in getting to grips with managing a side with the problems that United have.
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Amorim has already threatened to quit United once before in May, saying that if his side continued to struggle in the 2025/26 campaign, he would “give space to different people” [BBC Sport].
And just three months on from that surprising statement, the Portuguese manager is once again considering his future at the club.
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Speaking on the Transfer Podcast, Sunday Times journalist Duncan Castles spoke about Amorim’s willingness to walk away, and that an exit could happen before Deadline Day.
He said (29 August, 5.30mins): “I checked this in Portugal yesterday and asked people close to Amorim whether it was the case that he was considering leaving the club.
“The feedback I got was, no one was denying that he could leave after this weekend’s game against Burnley.”