Ruben Amorim involved in training ground ‘confrontation’ with own player before sacking

The former Man United gaffer 'squared up' to his former player.

It has been a whirlwind 24 hours since the dismissal of Ruben Amorim at Manchester United, with interim replacements already under consideration and Darren Fletcher set to take the reins for a trip to Turf Moor on Wednesday night under the Lancashire lights.

Amorim has since been video'd taking a walk with his family, thanking the media for their best wishes on his next step.

The 40-year-old departed the club on Monday morning, 420 days after taking the role as head coach of the Red Devils, one of the biggest roles football has to offer.

Previously, owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe stated publicly he would not consider a "knee-jerk reaction" on Amorim.

"Ruben needs to demonstrate he is a great coach over three years," he said.

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Though after growing tension between United's head coach and Jason Wilcox, the club's director of football, in a meeting on Friday, Amorim's days were numbered.

Now, it has emerged that tension had been rising for some time, with defender Lisandro Martinez even reportedly 'squaring up' to the head coach in a December training session, as per a detailed report from The Athletic.

The incident is reported to have happened around the festive matches versus Crystal Palace and West Ham, with Martinez adamant that he was ready to start after a lengthy period sidelined with injury.

Martinez believed Amorim was 'overlooking him', so the Argentine made his feelings clear through an 'intense' way.

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It is understood that Amorim responded to Martinez's approach positively, handing the Argentinian World Cup winner a start in the Boxing Day victory over Newcastle United.

“I think he is a guy with a lot of character," Amorim claimed about the defender following their 1-0 win.

"He is really good on the ball. And with the quality that he has – he played in the World Cup, won the World Cup – he is used to that stress.”

“He showed today that he is a top player," Amorim added.

"And sometimes people talk about the way you defend the box because he’s a small guy. But today he did really well against the team that you just have tall players.”