Rúben Amorim faces challenge to end Manchester United’s culture of instability

The incoming head coach at Old Trafford only has to look at past decade to see direction of club that has lurched from one manager to another

At two and a half years, Rúben Amorim’s contract as Manchester United’s manager is no resounding this-is-our-man-for-the-long-term deal from Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s football department.

It may be a sagacious move by those charged with executing the best move for the club. In versing themselves in the 20-times record champions’ recent history, Dan Ashworth, the sporting director, and Omar Berrada, the chief executive, will have noted how, since Sir Alex Ferguson departed in May 2013, none of his five permanent successors have lasted three years.

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