Ruben Amorim confronts 'sacked before Christmas' prediction after Jamie Carragher claim

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Ruben Amorim addressed speculation over his Manchester United future, a topic that Jamie Carragher has been very vocal onRuben Amorim hit back at Jamie Carragher's forecast that he'd be sacked from his Manchester United role before Christmas after securing a crucial triumph over Liverpool. It is really important for our fans, they struggle against Grimsby and Brentford and today they saw a different team.READ MORE: Harry Maguire hits back with perfect response as second Man Utd icon proved wrongREAD MORE: Liverpool sent new referee verdict on controversial Man Utd goal after Gary Neville remark"I think it is not normal, it is hard to find something like this, so many bad moments and to have the fans always supporting the manager when every one of you (the media) is saying he is gone before Christmas."Despite United's 2-0 triumph over Sunderland before the international break, it didn't prevent Carragher from predicting that Amorim will be given his marching orders within the next two months.During The Overlap Fan Debate, the Sky Sports pundit confessed: "I don't like saying a manager should be sacked, it's disrespectful and it's a man's job, but I'm at that point where I do think Ruben Amorim's job is untenable."It's inevitable that this is going to happen before Christmas.

Fifty games as Manchester United manager, he's only scored two more goals than he's conceded."Amorim didn't downplay the significance of the Anfield victory but was quick to shift attention to their upcoming home match against a high-flying Brighton side this weekend."I think that was the biggest win in my time at Manchester United," he admitted to Sky Sports. It's three points and it's a good victory."We fought for every ball, we lost our composure in the second half but the spirit was there and that is the most important thing, if you have the spirit you can win any game.

I will enjoy it but let's focus on Brighton."Join our new MAN UTD WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Manchester United content from Mirror Football. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.