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It’s open season on Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim watches the action from the touchline during his team's 4-4 draw with Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Dec 15.
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The festive season is open season on Manchester United. After Nicky Butt, the Class of ’92 midfielder, lamented the departure of fellow former players Jonny Evans and Phil Jones from the coaching staff, the biggest name of all delivered a chilling verdict.
Alex Ferguson, on a trip to Bahrain, where he has enjoyed significant success with his racehorse, Spirit Dancer, candidly compared United’s downfall to Liverpool’s long slump during his own peak years. “We are now in the same situation. It could be 10 years, could be 11 years, because of that cycle,” said Ferguson. “It has to be thought out carefully and we have to make sure the recruitment is going to be better than what it was.”
