MANCHESTER UNITED fans are calling for Ruben Amorim to be sacked after reducing Kobbie Mainoo to his “fourth choice” midfielder.
The Red Devils are still waiting for their first win of the season after being held to a 1-1 draw at Fulham.
United had won their last eight matches at Craven Cottage but were unable to continue their streak.
Amorim’s side, who lost their season opener to Arsenal, went ahead through a second-half own-goal from Rodrigo Muniz.
But they were pinned back when Emile Smith Rowe fired home after coming off the bench.
Seeing his side struggle in the middle of the park, Amorim shook up his starting midfield partnership of Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro by replacing the latter with Manuel Ugarte.
However, England international Mainoo was left on the bench as Amorim opted against giving him any minutes at all.
And it left United fans fuming as they chastised their boss for marginalising Mainoo from the side.
Some even called for Amorim to go after spending £200million on new attackers and seeing no United player score a goal in the club’s opening two games.
One said: “Kobbie Mainoo is being treated like he’s United’s fourth best midfielder, it’s shocking.”
Another declared: “Just sack Amorim, he’s had a year to prove himself and delivered nothing. No progress, no improvement, no clear plan. Absolutely nothing to justify keeping him.”
One noted: “Amorim seems determined to try everyone in central midfield except for Mainoo, becoming a curious situation.”
Another boomed: “Bruno, another 90 minutes without being subbed. Him being undroppable is the reason Amorim will get sacked.”
One chimed in: “The fact Amorim can’t play 4-3-3 and get Mainoo in the side is enough to sack him.”
Another added: “I cannot defend a manager who takes Amad off for Dalot, plays Mount in the pivot before Mainoo, brings Ugarte on every game after he keeps being awful, and who brings on two defenders when we need to win with Mainoo and Zirkzee on the bench.”
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