I am the manager, not coach — Ruben Amorim blows hot after Leeds 1-1 draw

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim remained unwavering amid rumours of unsettled relations between himself and the club’s hierarchy, insisting that his job description upon his hiring meant he had more influence than a mere coach.

The Red Devils suffered another disappointing result, as they were held to a draw by newly promoted Leeds. After the game, Amorim was quizzed about his strong comments from Friday, in which he said he was a manager and not a coach. He reiterated, maintaining that he had no intentions to quit.

Speaking after the game, Amorim repeated some of his talking points from the pre-match press conference on Friday.

“I came here to be the manager of Manchester United… not to be the coach of Manchester United. That is clear,” he said, per the Daily Mail.

“I know my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, it's not [Antonio] Conte, it's not [Jose] Mourinho, but I am the manager of Manchester United and it's going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decide to change.

“That was my point [on Friday] and I want to finish with that. I'm not going to quit. I will do my job until other guy is coming here to replace me.”

Earlier, the former Sporting CP manager was asked about the rumours suggesting that the club’s board were leaning on him to change his formation and that they had reneged on their agreement to back him in the January transfer window. He fired a fiery response, which he maintained after the draw at Leeds.

“I just want to say that I am going to be the MANAGER of this team, not just the coach and I was really clear on that. And that is going to finish in 18 months and then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal; that is my job… not to be a coach.”

“If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles, the criticism, everything, we need to change the club. I just want to say that. I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach.

“In every department, the scouting department, the sporting director needs to do his job, and I will do mine for 18 months and then we move on.”