Ruben Amorim has been sacked as Manchester United manager after 14 months in charge, with the club currently sixth in the Premier League table. The decision was made 'reluctantly' and 'it is the right time to make a change', according to a statement from Manchester United. Sources have told BBC Sport that the club felt there had not been sufficient evidence of evolution or progress this season under Amorim, and he had a particularly negative meeting with Jason Wilcox on Friday. Amorim hinted at issues with the level of interference from the Man Utd board on Sunday. The situation had become untenable, but United are sixth, in line with pre-season expectations, writes Simon Stone. Amorim's tenure at Man Utd included their worst-ever Premier League season, losing in the Europa League final and a humiliating defeat to League Two Grimsby. The club hopes to appoint a caretaker for the rest of the season before appointing a permanent manager in the summer. Under-18s head coach and former player Darren Fletcher will take charge of Wednesday's game with Burnley before the caretaker manager is appointed. Fans have a right to know what is going on behind the scenes, says Mark Bosnich, and there is a general feeling among people at the club that this squad is better than the results they're delivering. It's possible to get a feel good factor back at the club, get it back to its traditions of playing young players, getting the best out of them. The decision has been described as 'disgraceful' by some, while others suggest the return of Sir Alex Ferguson for 6 months. Others have suggested Wayne Rooney as a caretaker manager. The situation has been described as a 'mess' by Jamie Jackson, Manchester United correspondent for the Guardian. Amorim's reign in stats is the worst Premier League win record of any Manchester United manager in the club's history, with a win ratio of just 32%. He also recorded the worst goals conceded per game ratio (1.53) and the lowest clean ratio (15%) of any Manchester United manager in the competition.
